banns of matrimony — Public notice or proclamation of a matrimonial contract, and the intended celebration of the marriage of the parties in pursuance of such contract. Such announcement is required by certain religions to be made in a church or chapel, during… … Black's law dictionary
banns of matrimony — Notice given of an intended marriage, usually given by proclamation in church … Ballentine's law dictionary
banns — Synonyms and related words: Gretna Green wedding, affiance, banns of matrimony, betrothal, betrothment, bridal, bridal suite, bridechamber, chuppah, church wedding, civil ceremony, civil wedding, elopement, engagement, epithalamium, espousal,… … Moby Thesaurus
Banns of marriage — The banns of marriage, commonly known simply as the banns or bans (from a Middle English word meaning proclamation, rooted in Old French[1]) are the public announcement in a Christian parish church of an impending marriage between two specified… … Wikipedia
marriage — mar·riage / mar ij/ n 1: the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a legal, consensual, and contractual relationship recognized and sanctioned by and dissolvable only by law see also divorce 2: the ceremony… … Law dictionary
troth — Synonyms and related words: adherence, adhesion, affiance, allegiance, assurance, assure, attachment, avouch, avouchment, banns, banns of matrimony, become engaged, betroth, betrothal, betrothing, betrothment, bona fides, bond, bonne foi,… … Moby Thesaurus
engagement — Synonyms and related words: Olympic games, Olympics, absorbed attention, absorption, action, affair, affiance, agreement, allurement, alternation, application, appointment, arrangement, assignation, association, attempt, banns, banns of matrimony … Moby Thesaurus
espousal — Synonyms and related words: Gretna Green wedding, acceptance, adoption, advocacy, affiance, affiliation, aid, approval, banns, banns of matrimony, betrothal, betrothing, betrothment, bridal, bridal suite, bridechamber, chuppah, church wedding,… … Moby Thesaurus
Provincial Councils of Baltimore — Provincial Councils of Baltimore † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Provincial Councils of Baltimore These councils have a unique importance for the Church in the United States, inasmuch as the earlier ones legislated for practically the whole … Catholic encyclopedia
banni nuptiarum — /baenay nspshiyersm/ L. Lat. In old English law, the banns of matrimony … Black's law dictionary
