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banns

/bænz/

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noun

Annonce de mariage

The announcement of a forthcoming marriage (legally required for a church wedding in England and Wales and read on the three Sundays preceding the marriage).

Examples :

"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. "

Avant que Sarah et David ne puissent se marier à l'église, les cloches de l'église ont sonné alors que leur annonce de mariage était lue à haute voix pendant trois dimanches de suite.

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Illustration banns - Image 1

noun

Bans, publications de mariage

Historically, any public announcement of a coming event.

Examples :

"The Banes which are reade beefore the beginninge of the playes of Chester, 4 June, 1600."

Les bans qui sont lus avant le début des pièces de Chester, le 4 juin 1600.

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