banns
(noun) a public announcement of a proposed marriage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
banns pl (plural only)
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).
Historically, any public announcement of a coming event.
• The Banes which are reade beefore the beginninge of the playes of Chester, 4 June, 1600.
• banns of marriage
Source: Wiktionary
Banns, n. pl. Etym: [See Ban.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
