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First recorded between 1275–1325.
From Middle English banisshen, from Anglo-French, Old French baniss-, (long stem of banir), from unrecorded Frankish bannjan, “to proclaim,” akin to ban¹.

\r\nEXAMPLES OF BANISH\r\n

The council voted to banish the rebel leader to a remote island as punishment.
The dictator threatened to banish all citizens who spoke out against his regime.

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