Associations to the word «Banns»

Wiktionary

BANNS, 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).

Dictionary definition

BANNS, noun. A public announcement of a proposed marriage.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley