forbiddance
[ fer-bid-ns, fawr- ]
noun
the act of forbidding.
the state of being forbidden.
Origin of forbiddance
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How to use forbiddance in a sentence
It seemed, as she spoke it, introduced simply to add peremptoriness to her forbiddance.
The Tenants of Malory | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuHis tone and manner were of friendly advice, rather than of stern forbiddance.
Dariel | R. D. BlackmoreTis but exceeding seldom I do aught wrong, and then mostly because I am teased with forbiddance of the same.
Joyce Morrell's Harvest | Emily Sarah HoltThe Lease was a strange forbiddance, a ukase issued by a tyrant, which took from children their natural liberties and rights.
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