banc

Meaning

1. bench (seat)
2. bank (mass of material, of cloud, fog, etc)
3. bank, shoal, school (of fish)

Concepts

bench

bank

school

shoal

seat

thwart

pew

flock

workbench

test bed

testing ground

school of fish

test-stand

bevy

clump

cluster

crowd

group

herd

swarm

bed

layer

chair

stool

judiciary

terrace

desk

financial institution

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɑ̃/

Etymology

From Old High German banc, from Frankish and Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bench”). Doublet of banque.

Sentences

Pour l’instant , je suis sur le banc du prisonnier .

For now, I'm on the prisoner's bench.