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.
Inexpensive, public way to get permission to marry. To ‘publish the bannsâ€(tm) required the parish rector or vicar to announce an impending wedding during the service on three consecutive Sunday mornings. If no one arose to forbid the banns in the course of the reading, the couple could get married within the succeeding three months.
publication or posting of the announcement of a coming marriage, a period of time before the actual marriage to allow advance notice to those that might have reason to protest. In most churches the banns were read aloud on three successive Sundays.
public announcement of espousal, made in church
A public announcement of an upcoming wedding, usually made weekly for three weeks prior to the wedding, requiring anyone who knew of just grounds why the marriage could not take place to report it prior to the date announced.
a public announcement of a proposed marriage
publication or posting of intended marriages, published for three consecutive Sundays prior to the event
Hardwicke's Marriage Act in 1753, stipulated that all marriages from 1754 had to be by banns or licence. Banns registers, if they can be located, can often help to determine which church a marriage took place at.
Public announcement, in church, of proposed marriage
public announcement of an intended marriage, generally made in church.
public announcement by a parish priest that a couple planned to marry; the purpose was to reveal any obstacle to the union, such as a previous marriage by one of the parties. (p. 396)
public announcement of an intended marriage before the time of the actual marriage to allow advance notice to those who might have reason to protest. In most churches, the banns were read aloud in church on three successive Sundays prior to the marriage.
