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banc

/bæŋk/

banc noun: a bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment.

Noun (1)

banc (plural bancs)

  1. A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment.
  2. A tribunal or court.
    • all the banc business of each county must be done in that county1822, House of Lords, The Sessional Papers 1801-1833, volume 137, page 91

Noun (2)

banc (plural bancs)

  1. (US) Used to associate a nonbanking affiliate of a bank with the bank's brand name without using the word bank.

Forms of banc

pluralbancs

Plural of banc: bancs

Origin of banc

From Middle English bank, from Old French banc. Doublet of banco, bank, and bench.

A respelling of bank.

Words formed from banc

Phrases with banc

Words that rhyme with banc

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Questions about banc

What does banc mean?
Banc means a bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment.
What part of speech is banc?
Banc is a noun.
How do you pronounce banc?
Banc is pronounced /bæŋk/.
What is the plural of banc?
The plural of banc is bancs.

Words near banc in the dictionary

  1. Banbury story of a cock and bull
  2. Banbury tale
  3. Banbury tales
  4. Banbury tart
  5. Banbury tarts
  6. banc
  7. banca
  8. bancal
  9. bancales
  10. Bancao-bancao
  11. bancas

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