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Banns

Banns Meaning & Definition
Banns Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Banns?

[n] a public announcement (in church) of a proposed marriage

Synonyms | Synonyms for Banns:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Banns: affiance | banns of matrimony | betrothal | betrothment | bridal | bridal suite | bridechamber | chuppah | church wedding | civil ceremony | civil wedding | elopement | engagement | epithalamium | espousal | espousals | espousement | forced marriage | Gretna Green wedding | handfasting | honeymoon | hymen | hymeneal | hymeneal rites | marriage | marriage contract | nuptial apartment | nuptial mass | nuptial song | nuptials | plighted faith | plighted troth | prothalamium | saffron veil | shotgun wedding | spousals | troth | wedding | wedding canopy | wedding song | wedding veil

See Also | announcement | promulgation

Banns In Webster's Dictionary

\Banns\, n. pl. [See {Ban}.] Notice of a proposed marriage, proclaimed in a church, or other place prescribed by law, in order that any person may object, if he knows of just cause why the marriage should not take place.

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