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bannimus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ban-nimus
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A permanent, publicly promulgated expulsion from the University of Oxford, whose public posting served to prevent the expelled person from claiming the cause of expulsion was unknown.

Uncountable

Etymology

Historically, from Medieval Latin bannimus (“we banish, we expel”), from bannō, bandō (“denounce, ban, banish, proclaim, proscribe”, verb), influenced in meaning by bannum (“ordinance, ban”), from Frankish *bannjan (“to proclaim, order or prohibit under penalty”), from Proto-Germanic *bannijaną (“to curse, damn”), *bannaną (“to request”). Cognate with Old High German bannen (“to order under penalty, proscribe, cast a spell on”), ban (“order under penalty”). More at ban.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: bannimus, *bannjan, *bannijaną

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

bannition

Questions

What does bannimus mean?
A permanent, publicly promulgated expulsion from the University of Oxford, whose public posting served to prevent the expelled person from claiming the cause of expulsion was unknown.
Where does bannimus come from?
It is traced to Proto-Germanic.

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