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banc en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /bæŋk/

Etymology

From Middle English bank, from Old French banc. Doublet of banco, bank, and bench.

Meanings

1. A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment.
2. A tribunal or court.
   • all the banc business of each county must be done in that county 1822, House of Lords, The Sessional Papers 1801-1833, volume 137, page 91:

Forms

Deriveds

en banc · in banc · court in banc

Relateds

banco

banc en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /bæŋk/

Etymology

A respelling of bank.

Meanings

1. (US) Used to associate a nonbanking affiliate of a bank with the bank's brand name without using the word bank.

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