banc
nounEtymology A respelling of bank.
banc
noun/bæŋk/
Etymology From Middle English bank, from Old French banc. Doublet of banco, bank, and bench.
1
A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment.
2
A tribunal or court.
- all the banc business of each county must be done in that county1822, House of Lords, The Sessional Papers 1801-1833, volume 137, page 91:
- Derived terms
- court in banc, en banc, in banc
- Related terms
- banco