'Banns' definitions:
Definition of 'banns'
(from WordNet)
noun
A public announcement of a proposed marriage
Definition of 'Banns'
From: GCIDE
- Banns \Banns\ (b[a^]nz), 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'banns'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affiance,
- banns of matrimony,
- betrothal,
- betrothment,
- bridal,
- bridal suite,
- bridechamber,
- chuppah,
- church wedding,
- civil ceremony,
- civil wedding,
- elopement,
- engagement,
- epithalamium,
- espousal,
- espousals,
- espousement,
- forced marriage,
- Gretna Green wedding,
- handfasting,
- honeymoon,
- hymen,
- hymeneal,
- hymeneal rites,
- marriage,
- marriage contract,
- nuptial apartment,
- nuptial mass,
- nuptial song,
- nuptials,
- plighted faith,
- plighted troth,
- prothalamium,
- saffron veil,
- shotgun wedding,
- spousals,
- troth,
- wedding,
- wedding canopy,
- wedding song,
- wedding veil