banns
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See also: Banns
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Alteration of bans.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
banns pl (plural only)
- The announcement of a forthcoming marriage (legally required for a church wedding in England and Wales and read on the three Sundays preceding the marriage).
- 1766, George Colman, David Garrick, The Clandestine Marriage, a Comedy. […], London: […] T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, […]; R[oberts] Baldwin, […]; R. Davis, […]; and T[homas] Davies, […], →OCLC, Act II, scene ii, page 32:
- VVhy the banns have been publiſhed, and nobody has forbidden them, 'tis true—but you know either of the parties may change their minds even after they enter the church.
- Historically, any public announcement of a coming event.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
announcement of a forthcoming marriage
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Icelandic[edit]
Noun[edit]
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