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banns also bans  (bnz)

pl.n.

An announcement, especially in a church, of an intended marriage.

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[Middle English banes, pl. of ban, proclamation, from Old English gebann and from Old French ban (of Germanic origin; see bh-² in Indo-European roots).]

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banns

Noun, pl

the public announcement of an intended marriage [plural of obsolete bann proclamation]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

banns - a public announcement of a proposed marriage church service, church - a service conducted in a house of worship; "don't be late for church" promulgation, announcement - a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English"

Translations

banns [bænz] npl → amonestaciones fpl

banns [bænz] npl → bans mpl (de mariage)

banns [bænz] npl → Aufgebot nt

banns [bænz] npl → pubblicazioni fpl di matrimonio