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Banns of marriage

Banns of marriage. 'Banns' is the plural of 'Bann' or 'Ban,'

to prevent clandestine marriages, required, under pain of nullity, that banns should be published according to the rubric, or a license

Notice of a proposed marriage proclaimed in a church or other place prescribed by law in order that any person...

especially used to signify the publication of intended marriages. See Banns of Marriage.

according to the canons of the church; also asking the banns is called bidding, Rubric.

by law he may not do, e.g., to marry without banns, to erect a monument in a church, to construct a

1753 (26 Geo. 2, c. 33), rendered the publication of banns (or a licence) necessary in England, it became usual for

before doing many acts, as to marry without publication of banns, or to carry on various trades, as that of an

entering an appearance for a party. As to publication of banns of marriage, see MARRIAGE. Publication of a will is no

especially an officer appointed to dispense licences to marry without banns, 2 Steph. Com. A substitute; esp., a person appointed to