banns
/bænz/plural noun
- a notice read out on three successive Sundays in a parish church, announcing an intended marriage and giving the opportunity for objections（举行婚礼前连续三个星期日在教区教堂发布）结婚公告（以便他人提出异议）。
短语
forbid the banns
- archaic raise an objection to an intended marriage, especially in church following the reading of the banns〈古〉对已定婚事提出异议。
词源
Middle English: plural of BAN1.