I. ˈban verb
( banned ; ban·ning )
Etymology: Middle English bannen to summon, curse, from Old English bannan to summon; akin to Old High German bannan to command, Latin fari to speak, Greek phanai to say, phōnē sound, voice
Date: 12th century
transitive verb
1. archaic : curse
2. : to prohibit especially by legal means
ban discrimination
also : to prohibit the use, performance, or distribution of
ban a book
ban a pesticide
3. : bar 3c
banned from the U.N.
intransitive verb
archaic : to utter curses or maledictions
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English, partly from bannen & partly from Old French ban, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German bannan to command
Date: 14th century
1. : the summoning in feudal times of the king's vassals for military service
2. : anathema , excommunication
3. : malediction , curse
4. : legal or formal prohibition
a ban on beef exports
5. : censure or condemnation especially through social pressure
III. ˈbän noun
( plural ba·ni ˈbä-(ˌ)nē)
Etymology: Romanian, money, coin, small coin
Date: 1880
— see leu at money table