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banns(dictionary)

banns (iou)



banns noun pl. [banz] Also (with unexpl. lengthening of the vowel) banes. ME.
[Pl. of BAN noun1, after medieval Latin pl. banna.]
Notice given in church etc. of an intended marriage, read on three Sundays to give an opportunity for objections to be made. ME.
ask the banns, bid the banns, publish the banns. forbid the banns make a formal objection to an intended marriage.
Proclamation of a performance of a play; a prologue. Long obsolete exc. Hist. LME.