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bannus

Pronunciation: [ˈban.nus]

“bannus” is a Latin word. Its 13 meanings in English:

noun

  1. banishment, outlawry
  2. written statement of a ban or of a judicial sentence
  3. decree, public regulation
  4. excommunication or interdict
  5. punishment for contravening a regulation, especially a fine (e.g. “the king’s ban”)
  6. confiscation
  7. legal authority, specifically or in general; a right or legal privilege
  8. an institution with such authority, a public authority
  9. area in which such authority is recognized
  10. a tax or tribute pertaining to such a right
  11. monopoly or object governed by such
  12. summons, official citation
  13. official proclamation of peace

Etymology

Borrowed from a Germanic language, from Frankish *bannan (“to summon, proclaim”). First attested in Gregory of Tours, 578 CE, meaning “prohibition”; current from late 8th century on.

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