/ Dictionary / Index B banns: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: banns Pronunciation: (banz), [key] — n. (used with a pl. v.) Eccles. notice of an intended marriage, given three times in the parish church of each of the betrothed. any public announcement of a proposed marriage, either verbal or written and made in a church or by church officials. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: banns (Thesaurus) Bannockburn banon Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language