banishment

Variant of banish

banish definition

ban·ish (ban′is̸h)

transitive verb

  1. to exile
  2. to send or put away; get rid of to banish cares, to banish wrinkles

Etymology: ME banischen < extended stem of OFr banir < ML *bannire < Frank *bannjan, to order or prohibit under penalty < ban, akin to ban

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