banc

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/bæŋk/

noun

A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment.

OriginMiddle English bank ← Old French banc →
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Meanings

banc1

nounbanc (plural bancs)

plural bancs

  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

banc2

nounbanc (plural bancs)

plural bancs

  1. USbusinessUsed to associate a nonbanking affiliate of a bank with the bank's brand name without using the word bank.

Origin

banc · noun

  1. Old Frenchbanc
  2. Middle Englishbank
  3. Englishbanc

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

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banc · noun

A respelling of bank.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with banc

bankthankranktankblankspankfranchankcrankdrankPlanckshankplankflankprankswankankhdankcinqueshranklankManctreebankslank
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Sounds the same

bankbank

Anagrams

bacn
Cite this entry
APA

banc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banc

MLA

“banc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banc. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “banc,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banc.

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