Bannal
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Synonym of common broom (“Cytisus scoparius”). dialectal, rare
"Cytisus scoparius Link. Common Broom; Bannal. Native. "Common in most of the districts, but becoming rarer as the Lizard and Land's End are approached. Cornish people hold that there are male and female Bannals, or, as it is locally expressed, He Bannals and She Bannals."
- 1 Uncommon form of banal. form-of, uncommon
"As feudalism in England never took the extreme centrifugal form of continental feudalism because it was, to a great extent, under the control of the crown, and as the king retained most of the powers of the ban in his own hands, there was never the opportunity for bannal lordships to develop in England."
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More examples"As feudalism in England never took the extreme centrifugal form of continental feudalism because it was, to a great extent, under the control of the crown, and as the king retained most of the powers of the ban in his own hands, there was never the opportunity for bannal lordships to develop in England."
Etymology
From Cornish banadhel (“broom”).
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