BAN

I. verb (~ned; ~ning) Etymology: Middle English ~nen to summon, curse, from Old English ~nan to summon; akin to Old High German ~nan to command, Latin fari to speak, Greek phanai to say, phōnē sound, voice Date: 12th century transitive verb curse , to prohibit especially by legal means , bar 3c , intransitive verb to utter curses or maledictions, II. noun Etymology: Middle English, partly from ~nen & partly from Old French ~, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German ~nan to command Date: 14th century the summoning in feudal times of the king's vassals for military service, anathema , excommunication , malediction , curse , legal or formal prohibition , censure or condemnation especially through social pressure, III. noun (plural ~i) Etymology: Romanian, money, coin, small coin Date: 1880 see: money