banco

adj

1. (not-comparable)Being or relating to a type of court involving a bench of judges, often an appeals court.

noun

1. (attributive)A bank, especially that of Venice; formerly used to indicate bank money, as distinguished from the current money when it has become depreciated.

   “banco money”

   “On account of the great confidence placed on them, payments in banco soon gained a premium on payments in current coin, so that speculation arose on the fluctuating premium.”

2. In baccarat or chemin de fer, a bet on the banker hand.

   “Bond had spent the last two afternoons and most of the nights at the Casino, playing complicated progression systems on the even chances at roulette. He made a high banco at chemin-de-fer whenever he heard one offered.”

name

1. A barangay of Palanas, Masbate, Philippines.