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banc

Today it means: A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment. Full definition →

Middle English bank ← Old French banc

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banc · noun¹

Old French · derived frombanc
Middle English · inherited frombank
English todaybanc

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

banc · noun²

A respelling of bank.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishbank all →

Old Frenchbanc all →

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.