Douane, n.

noun

(dōō-än'), n. [Fr., Pr. douana, It. dogana, Sp. aduana, L. Lat. doana, duana, doghana, dohana, from Per.—Ar. diwān, daywān, council of state, senate, tribunal of justice or revenue, account-book. Cf. Divan.] A custom-house.