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forbiddal

forbiddal noun: the act of forbidding something.

Noun

forbiddal (countable and uncountable, plural forbiddals)

  1. (archaic) The act of forbidding something.
    • The priests and elders among early folk no doubt took the line of forbiddal of activities, as safer and simpler, even if carried sometimes too far, than the opposite, of easy permission and encouragement.1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 193

Forms of forbiddal

pluralforbiddals

Origin of forbiddal

From forbid + -al.

Questions about forbiddal

What does forbiddal mean?
Forbiddal means the act of forbidding something.
What part of speech is forbiddal?
Forbiddal is a noun.
What is the plural of forbiddal?
The plural of forbiddal is forbiddals.

Words near forbiddal in the dictionary

  1. forbesione
  2. forbesite
  3. Forbestown
  4. forbid
  5. forbiddable
  6. forbiddal
  7. forbiddals
  8. forbiddance
  9. forbiddances
  10. forbidded
  11. forbidden

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