Forbiddance
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An act of forbidding, prohibition; an official edict against something. countable, uncountable
"[T]hat such Shows should be prohibited is very rational & proper—it is however curious to see how little forbiddance is necessary; for these Superstitious Brutalities die away of themselves gradually […]."
- 2 the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) wordnet
- 3 an official prohibition or edict against something wordnet
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More examples"[T]hat such Shows should be prohibited is very rational & proper—it is however curious to see how little forbiddance is necessary; for these Superstitious Brutalities die away of themselves gradually […]."
Etymology
From forbid + -ance.