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bannition

bannition noun: the act of expulsion.

Noun

bannition (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The act of expulsion.
    • March 6, 1640, William Laud, letter to A. Frewen
      You will take order, when he comes out of the castle, to send him out of the university too by bannition.

Origin of bannition

From Latin bannitio. See banish.

Questions about bannition

What does bannition mean?
Bannition means the act of expulsion.
What part of speech is bannition?
Bannition is a noun.

Words near bannition in the dictionary

  1. bannings
  2. bannister
  3. Bannister Green
  4. bannisterite
  5. bannisters
  6. bannition
  7. bannock
  8. Bannock County
  9. Bannockburn
  10. bannocks
  11. Bannon

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