In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
banishment, proscription
(noun) rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
prohibition, ban, proscription
(noun) a decree that prohibits something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
proscription (countable and uncountable, plural proscriptions)
A prohibition.
(history) Decree of condemnation toward one or more persons, especially in the Roman antiquity.
The act of proscribing, or its result.
A decree or law that prohibits.
• Do not confuse with prescription
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*scrip"tion, n. Etym: [L. proscriptio: cf. F. proscription.]
1. The act of proscribing; a dooming to death or exile; outlawry; specifically, among the ancient Romans, the public offer of a reward for the head of a political enemy; as, under the triumvirate, many of the best Roman citizens fell by proscription. Every victory by either party had been followed by a sanguinary proscription. Macaulay.
2. The state of being proscribed; denunciation; interdiction; prohibition. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 October 2024
(noun) displaying a sense of being better than others; “he hated the white man’s superiority and condescension”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.