单词 | to forbid the banns |
释义 | > as lemmasto forbid the banns b. to forbid the banns: to make a formal objection to the intended marriage. Also figurative. ΘΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > official announcements, permission, or records > official announcements [verb (intransitive)] > proclaim banns > raise formal objection to banns to forbid the banns1578 1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 10v Had not Euphues..forbidden the banes of Matrimonie. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. xii. sig. M4 The late forbidden bains. a1617 S. Hieron Bargaine of Salt in Wks. (1620) II. 472 If any man can forbid this Banes. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 105. ⁋4 The Parents of his Mistress forbad the Banes. a1778 Pitt (on coalition of Fox and North) I know of a just and lawful impediment; and in the name of the public weal, I forbid the banns. 1829 R. Southey Oliver Newman ii, in Poet. Wks. (1838) X. 286 Should loyalty Forbid the banns. < as lemmas |
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