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[banz] Pronunciation Key
[banz] Pronunciation Key –noun (used with a plural verb) Ecclesiastical.
) Ecclesiastical. | 1. | notice of an intended marriage, given three times in the parish church of each of the betrothed. |
| 2. | any public announcement of a proposed marriage, either verbal or written and made in a church or by church officials. |
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| banns also bans
(bānz) Pronunciation Key
pl.n. An announcement, especially in a church, of an intended marriage. [Middle English banes, pl. of ban, proclamation, from Old English gebann and from Old French ban (of Germanic origin; see bhā-2 in Indo-European roots).] |
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Banns
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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