bani

ba·ni

 (bä′nē)

n.

Plural of ban².

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bani

(ˈbɑːnɪ)

n

(Currencies) the plural of ban³

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ban¹

(bæn)

v. banned, ban•ning,
n. v.t.

1. to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict: to ban nuclear weapons.

2. Archaic.

a. to pronounce an ecclesiastical curse upon.

b. to curse; execrate.

n.

3. the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.

4. informal denunciation or prohibition, as by public opinion.

5. a formal ecclesiastical condemnation or excommunication.

6. a malediction; curse.

[before 1000; Middle English bannen, Old English bannan to summon, proclaim, c. Old High German bannan, Old Norse banna to curse]

ban′na•ble, adj.

ban²

(bæn)

n.

1. the summoning of the sovereign's vassals for military service.

2. the body of vassals summoned.

[1200–50; Middle English, aph. variant of iban, Old English gebann summons to arms]

ban⁴

(bɑn)

n., pl. ba•ni (ˈbɑ ni)

a monetary unit of Romania, equal to 1/100 of the leu.

[1960–65; < Romanian]

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