banns

(banz)

plural noun

the proclamation, generally made in church on three successive Sundays, of an intended marriage

Origin: see ban

See banns in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also bans

plural noun

An announcement, especially in a church, of an intended marriage.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English banes

Origin: , pl. of ban, proclamation

Origin: , from Old English gebann

Origin: and from Old French ban (of Germanic origin; see bhā-² in Indo-European roots)

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