noun🔗ShareThe announcement of a forthcoming marriage (legally required for a church wedding in England and Wales and read on the three Sundays preceding the marriage)."Before Sarah and David could get married in the church, the church bells rang as their banns were read aloud for three Sundays in a row. "familyreligionculturetraditionlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHistorically, any public announcement of a coming event."The Banes which are reade beefore the beginninge of the playes of Chester, 4 June, 1600."culturetraditionfamilyhistoryreligioneventcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
