ALL meanings of banns
banns
B b - noun plural banns 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. 3
- noun plural banns the public declaration of an intended marriage, usually formally announced on three successive Sundays in the parish churches of both the betrothed 3
- noun plural banns the proclamation, generally made in church on three successive Sundays, of an intended marriage 3
- noun banns notice of an intended marriage, given three times in the parish church of each of the betrothed. 1
- noun banns any public announcement of a proposed marriage, either verbal or written and made in a church or by church officials. 1
- noun banns A notice read out on three successive Sundays in a parish church, announcing an intended marriage and giving the opportunity for objections. 1
- noun banns 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). 0