Meaning of Banns | Babel Free

Definitions

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).
   plural, plural-only
2. Any public announcement of an upcoming event.
   historical, plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“The Banes which are reade beefore the beginninge of the playes of Chester, 4 June, 1600.”

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