v. t. To put under a ban. [ R. ] Barlow. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To form into a band or bands. “Imbanded nations.” J. Barlow. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. The act of surrounding with a bank; a bank or mound raised for defense, a roadway, etc.; an embankment. See Embankment. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having banners. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ It., literally, one who leaps or mounts upon a bench; saltare to leap + in in, upon + banco a bench. ] A mountebank; a quack. [ Obs. ]
Saltimbancos, quacksalvers, and charlatans. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]