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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ban \Ban\, n. [Serv. ban; cf. Russ. & Pol. pan a master, lord,
     Per. ban.]
     An ancient title of the warden of the eastern marches of
     Hungary; now, a title of the viceroy of Croatia and Slavonia.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ban \Ban\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banned (b[a^]nd); p. pr. & vb.
     n. Banning.] [OE. bannen, bannien, to summon, curse, AS.
     bannan to summon; akin to Dan. bande, forbande, to curse, Sw.
     banna to revile, bannas to curse. See Ban an edict, and cf.
     Banish.]
     1. To curse; to invoke evil upon. --Sir W. Scott.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To forbid; to interdict. --Byron.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ban \Ban\, v. i.
     To curse; to swear. [Obs.] --Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ban \Ban\ (b[a^]n), n.
     A kind of fine muslin, made in the East Indies from the fiber
     of the banana leaf stalks.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ban \Ban\ (b[a^]n), n. [AS. bann command, edict; akin to D. ban,
     Icel. bann, Dan. band, OHG. ban, G. bann, a public
     proclamation, as of interdiction or excommunication, Gr.
     fa`nai to say, L. fari to speak, Skr. bhan to speak; cf. F.
     ban, LL. bannum, of G. origin. [root]86. Cf. Abandon,
     Fame.]
     1. A public proclamation or edict; a public order or notice,
        mandatory or prohibitory; a summons by public
        proclamation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Feudal & Mil.) A calling together of the king's (esp. the
        French king's) vassals for military service; also, the
        body of vassals thus assembled or summoned. In present
        usage, in France and Prussia, the most effective part of
        the population liable to military duty and not in the
        standing army.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. pl. Notice of a proposed marriage, proclaimed in church.
        See Banns (the common spelling in this sense).
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. An interdiction, prohibition, or proscription. ``Under ban
        to touch.'' --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. A curse or anathema. ``Hecate's ban.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. A pecuniary mulct or penalty laid upon a delinquent for
        offending against a ban; as, a mulct paid to a bishop by
        one guilty of sacrilege or other crimes.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Ban of the empire (German Hist.), an imperial interdict by
        which political rights and privileges, as those of a
        prince, city, or district, were taken away.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ban \Ban\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Banning.] [OE. bannen, bannien, to summon, curse, AS.
     bannan to summon; akin to Dan. bande, forbande, to curse, Sw.
     banna to revile, bannas to curse. See Ban an edict, and cf.
     Banish.]
     1. To curse; to invoke evil upon. --Sir W. Scott.
  
     2. To forbid; to interdict. --Byron.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ban \Ban\ (b[a^]n), n. [AS. bann command, edict; akin to D. ban,
     Icel. bann, Dan. band, OHG. ban, G. bann, a public
     proclamation, as of interdiction or excommunication, Gr.
     fa`nai to say, L. fari to speak, Skr. bhan to speak; cf. F.
     ban, LL. bannum, of G. origin. [root]86. Cf. Abandon,
     Fame.]
     1. A public proclamation or edict; a public order or notice,
        mandatory or prohibitory; a summons by public
        proclamation.
  
     2. (Feudal & Mil.) A calling together of the king's (esp. the
        French king's) vassals for military service; also, the
        body of vassals thus assembled or summoned. In present
        usage, in France and Prussia, the most effective part of
        the population liable to military duty and not in the
        standing army.
  
     3. pl. Notice of a proposed marriage, proclaimed in church.
        See Banns (the common spelling in this sense).
  
     4. An interdiction, prohibition, or proscription. ``Under ban
        to touch.'' --Milton.
  
     5. A curse or anathema. ``Hecate's ban.'' --Shak.
  
     6. A pecuniary mulct or penalty laid upon a delinquent for
        offending against a ban; as, a mulct paid to a bishop by
        one guilty of sacrilege or other crimes.
  
     Ban of the empire (German Hist.), an imperial interdict by
        which political rights and privileges, as those of a
        prince, city, or district, were taken away.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ban \Ban\, n. [Serv. ban; cf. Russ. & Pol. pan a master? lord,
     Per. ban.]
     An ancient title of the warden of the eastern marches of
     Hungary; now, a title of the viceroy of Croatia and Slavonia.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ban \Ban\, v. i.
     To curse; to swear. [Obs.] --Spenser.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  ban
       n 1: a decree that prohibits something [syn: prohibition, proscription]
       2: 100 bani equal 1 leu
       3: 100 bani equal 1 leu
       4: an official prohibition or edict against something [syn: banning,
           forbiddance, forbidding]
       5: a bachelor's degree in nursing [syn: Bachelor of Arts in
          Nursing]
       v 1: prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure;
            "Smoking is banned in this building"
       2: forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
          [syn: censor]
       3: ban from a place of residence, as for punishment [syn: banish]
       4: expel from a community or group [syn: banish, ostracize,
           ostracise, shun, cast out, blackball]
       [also: banning, banned, bani (pl)]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ban
     Αγγλοσαξονικά n.
     το κόκαλο
     Ρουμανικά n.
     χρήμα