Dictionary De - En
De - Es
De - Pt| English Dictionary: disbanded | by the DICT Development Group |
| 1 result for disbanded | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
|
Disband \Dis*band"\ (?; see {Dis-}), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disbanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disbanding}.] [Pref. dis- + band: cf. OF. desbander, F. d[82]bander, to unbind, unbend. See {Band}, and cf. {Disbend}, {Disbind}.] 1. To loose the bands of; to set free; to disunite; to scatter; to disperse; to break up the organization of; especially, to dismiss from military service; as, to disband an army. They disbanded themselves and returned, every man to his own dwelling. --Knolles. 2. To divorce. [Obs.] And therefore . . . she ought to be disbanded. --Milton. | |
