banns

See also: Banns

English

Etymology

Alteration of bans.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bænz/
• Rhymes: -ænz
• Homophone: bans

Noun

1. 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, Act II, Scene ii.

     Sir John. Why 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.

2. Historically, any public announcement of a coming event.
   • The Banes which are reade beefore the beginninge of the playes of Chester, 4 June, 1600.

Synonyms

• banns of marriage

Translations

the announcement of a forthcoming marriage

• Catalan: amonestacions f pl
• Finnish: avioliittokuulutus (fi), kuulutus (fi)
• French: bans (fr) m pl
• German: Aufgebot (de) n
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Irish: bannaí m pl, fógraí m pl, fógraí pósta m pl
• Italian: pubblicazioni (it) f
• Swedish: lysning (sv) c
• Tagalog: tawag sa kasal

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Icelandic

Noun

banns

1. indefinite genitive singular of bann