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an official prohibition or edict against something.
He ignored his parents forbiddance.
See Also: prohibition
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Forbiddance — For*bid dance, n. The act of forbidding; prohibition; command or edict against a thing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] How hast thou yield to transgress The strict forbiddance. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forbiddance — index bar (obstruction), constraint (restriction), embargo, estoppel, obstacle, obstruction, pro … Law dictionary
forbiddance — [fər bid′ ns, fôrbid′ ns] n. the act of forbidding; prohibition … English World dictionary
forbiddance — noun 1. an official prohibition or edict against something • Syn: ↑ban, ↑banning, ↑forbidding • Derivationally related forms: ↑forbid (for: ↑forbidding), ↑forbid, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
forbiddance — noun Date: circa 1611 the act of forbidding … New Collegiate Dictionary
forbiddance — /feuhr bid ns, fawr /, n. 1. the act of forbidding. 2. the state of being forbidden. [1600 10; FORBID + ANCE] * * * … Universalium
forbiddance — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A refusal to allow: ban, disallowance, inhibition, interdiction, prohibition, proscription, taboo. See ALLOW … English dictionary for students
forbiddance — n. prohibition, ban … English contemporary dictionary
forbiddance — n interdiction, interdict, taboo, prohibition, proscription, outlawry, ban, injunction, embargo; disallowance, veto, rejection, refusal … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
forbiddance — for·bid·dance … English syllables
