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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