Banquo

/bæŋˈkwoʊ/ noun

A character in Shakespeare's Macbeth, a Scottish general whose ghost haunts the title character.

The name comes from Scottish tradition via Shakespeare's play (1606). The historical figure was likely based on a genuine ancestor of the Stuart kings, though the ghost storyline is purely theatrical invention.

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