/ bænz; NAmE / noun
[ pl. ] a public statement in church that two people intend to marry each other
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : plural of ban .
/ bænz; NAmE / noun
[ pl. ] a public statement in church that two people intend to marry each other
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : plural of ban .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005