BANISHMENT
BAN'ISHMENT, noun The act of a prince or government, compelling a citizen to leave his country, either for a limited time or forever, as for some crime.2. A voluntary forsaking ...
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BANK
BANK, noun [Bank and bench are radically the same word. The sense is, that which is set, laid or extended. Applied to a mass of earth, it is a collection, that which is thrown o...
BANK-BILL
BANK-BILLBANK-NOTE, noun A promissory note, issued by a banking company, signed by their President and countersigned by the Cashier, payable to the bearer in gold or silver at t...
BANK-NOTE
BANK-NOTE, n. A promissory note, issued by a banking company, signed by their President and countersigned by the Cashier, payable to the bearer in gold or silver at the bank, on...
BANK-STOCK
BANK-STOCK, noun A share or shares in the capital stock of a bank.
BANKABLE
BANK'ABLE, adjective Receivable at a bank, as bills; or discountable, as notes. [Of recent origin.]
BANKED
BANK'ED, participle passive Raised in a ridge or mound of earth; inclosed, or fortified with a bank.
BANKER
BANK'ER, noun One who keeps a bank; one who trafficks in money, receives and remits money, negotiates bills of exchange, etc.2. A vessel employed in the codfishery on the banks ...
BANKING
BANK'ING, participle present tense Raising a mound or bank; inclosing with a bank. When we speak of restraining water, we usually call it banking; when we speak of defending the...
BANKRUPT
BANK'RUPT, noun [Eng.rout, defeat. Thismay signify bench-broken, or bank-broken; most probably the latter, referring to the fund or stock. The last syllable is the Latin ruptus ...
BANKRUPT-LAW
BANK'RUPT-LAW, noun A law, which, upon a bankrupt's surrendering all his property to commissioners for the benefit of his creditors, discharges him from the payment of his debts...
BANKRUPT-SYSTEM
BANKRUPT-SYSTEM, noun A system of laws and legal proceedings in regard to bankrupts and their property.
BANKRUPTCY
BANK'RUPTCY, noun The state of being a bankrupt, or insolvent; inability to pay all debts.2. The act of becoming a bankrupt; the act of rendering one's self a bankrupt, as by ab...
BANKRUPTED
BANK'RUPTED, participle passive Rendered insolvent.29
BANKRUPTING
BANK'RUPTING, participle present tense Breaking in trade; rendering insolvent.
BANNER
BAN'NER, noun [Latin pannus.]1. A square flag; a military ensign; the principal standard of a prince or state.2. A streamer borne at the end of a lance or elsewhere.3. In botany...
BANNERED
BAN'NERED, adjective Furnished with or bearing banners.Shield the strong foes, and rake the bannered shore.
BANNERET
BAN'NERET, noun A knight made in the field. Bannerets formerly constituted an order of knights or feudal lords, who led their vassals to battle under their own flags. On the day...
BANNEROL
BAN'NEROL, [See Bandrol.]
BANNOCK
BAN'NOCK, noun A cake made of oatmeal or peas-meal, baked on an iron plate over the fire; used in Scotland, and the northern counties of England.
BANOY
BAN'OY, noun A species of hawk, somewhat larger than the English sparrow hawk; the back and wings yellow, and the belly white; a native of the Philippine isles.
BANQUET
BAN'QUET, noun A feast; a rich entertainment of meat and drink. Esther 5:4. Job xli. Amos 6:7.BAN'QUET, verb transitive To treat with a feast, or rich entertainment.BAN'QUET, ve...
BANQUET-HOUSE
BAN'QUET-HOUSE, noun A house where entertainments are made. Song of Solomon 2:4. Daniel 5:1.
BANQUETED
BAN'QUETED, participle passive Feasted; richly entertained at the table.
BANQUETER
BAN'QUETER, noun A feaster; one who lives deliciously.2. One who makes feasts, or rich entertainments.30
BANQUETING
BAN'QUETING, participle present tense Feasting; entertaining with rich fare.2. Partaking of rich fare.BAN'QUETING, noun A feast; luxurious living; rich entertainment. lPet.iv.
BANQUETING-HOUSE
BAN'QUETING-HOUSEBAN'QUETING-ROOM, noun A saloon, or spacious hall for public entertainments.