Meaning Of The Word Banns

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banns
plural noun: When a minister or priest reads or publishes the banns, he or she makes a public announcement in church that two people are going to be married.

banns in American English
notice of an intended marriage, given three times in the parish church of each of the betrothed
the proclamation, generally made in church on three successive Sundays, of an intended marriage

banns in British English
plural noun: the public declaration of an intended marriage, usually formally announced on three successive Sundays in the parish churches of both the betrothed

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