forbiddance
nounEtymology From forbid + -ance.
1
An act of forbidding, prohibition; an official edict against something.
- [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 […].1786 August 16, Hester Thrale Piozzi, Thraliana:
- Synonyms
- ban
- Related terms
- prohibition