forbiddance

[ fer-bid-ns, fawr- ]
/ fərˈbɪd ns, fɔr- /
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noun

the act of forbidding.
the state of being forbidden.

Origin of forbiddance

First recorded in 1600–10; forbid + -ance

Words nearby forbiddance

forbearance, forbes, forbes disease, forbes-robertson, forbid, forbiddance, forbidden, forbidden band, forbidden city, forbidden fruit, forbidden transition

Words related to forbiddance

embargo, restriction, proscription, interdiction, prohibition, ban, interdict, forbidding, banning, disallowance

Example sentences from the Web for forbiddance

  • Tis but exceeding seldom I do aught wrong, and then mostly because I am teased with forbiddance of the same.

    Joyce Morrell's Harvest |Emily Sarah Holt

  • It seemed, as she spoke it, introduced simply to add peremptoriness to her forbiddance.

    The Tenants of Malory |Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu