banns
Pronunciation: /bænz/
The English word “banns” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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).
- Any public announcement of an upcoming event.
Etymology
An alteration of bans.
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