Category:Theban

The"ban, a. Etym: [l. Thebanus.]

Defn: of or pertaining to thebes. Theban year (anc. Chron.), the Egyptian year of 365 days and 6 hours. J. Bryant.

Theban The"ban, n.

Defn: a native or inhabitant of thebes; also, a wise man. I'll talk a word with this same learned theban. Shak.