different between disposal vs bandon

English

Alternative forms

• disposall (obsolete)

Etymology

dispose +? -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): [d?s?p??z??]
• Rhymes: -??z?l

Noun

disposal (countable and uncountable, plural disposals)

1. (countable) An arrangement, categorization or classification of things.
2. (countable) A disposing of or getting rid of something.
   1. (countable, Australian rules football) A kick or a handball of the ball during a game.
   • 2019 In the mix: Who's pushing for selection for round eight? Australian Football League, 7 May 2019. Accessed 8 May 2019.

     Lewy Taylor was quiet against the Swans with just seven disposals but hit the mark with a couple of kicks inside 50 during the crucial last quarter.

3. (uncountable) The power to use something or someone.

Related terms

• disposition

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English baundon, from Old French bandon. See abandon for more.

Noun

bandon

1. (obsolete) Disposal; control; licence.

Anagrams

• nonbad

Esperanto

Noun

bandon

1. accusative singular of bando

Old French

Alternative forms

• bandun (Anglo-Norman)

Etymology

Ultimately from Frankish *ban.

Noun

bandon m (oblique plural bandons, nominative singular bandons, nominative plural bandon)

1. jurisdiction

Derived terms

• a bandon

Descendants

• ? Middle English: baundon, bandoun
  • English: bandon
• ? Old Portuguese: baldon
  • Galician: baldón
• ? Spanish: baldón

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (bandon)
• bandon on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub