Hypertext Webster Gateway: "banns"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Banns \Banns\, 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
banns
n : a public announcement (in church) of a proposed marriage
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