n. [ Skr. banij merchant. The tree was so named by the English, because used as a market place by the merchants. ]
Banian days (Naut.),
v. t.
How the ancient Celtic tongue came to be banished from the Low Countries in Scotland. Blair. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who banishes. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. bannissement. ] The act of banishing, or the state of being banished. [ 1913 Webster ]
He secured himself by the banishment of his enemies. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
Round the wide world in banishment we roam. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ A corruption of baluster. ]
He struggled to ascend the pulpit stairs, holding hard on the banisters. Sir W. Scott.