bàndol

Catalan

Etymology

From bando, an earlier variant form of ban (public proclamation, edict), perhaps from Frankish *ban, *bann, from Proto-West Germanic *bannan, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (to proclaim). Maybe influenced from Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bandwjan), meaning "to signal".

Pronunciation

Noun

bàndol m (plural bàndols)

  1. band, faction
    Synonyms: facció, parcialitat, partit

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