English Dictionary: BAN | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for BAN | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ban \Ban\, v. i. To curse; to swear. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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. 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. |