Banns is valid Scrabble Word

Is banns a scrabble word?
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Words with Friends YES

5 letters word
7 points in Scrabble
10 points in WWF

Definitions for BANNS in dictionary:

PLURAL NOUN:

public declaration, esp in a church, of an intended marriage

NOUN:

a marriage notice
a notice read out on three successive Sundays in a parish church, announcing an intended marriage and giving the opportunity for objections.
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.
a public announcement of a proposed marriage

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How to use BANNS in a sentence

The 11th April was Saturday, so that in order to have the marriage on that day it would be necessary that the banns should be called on Sunday, 22nd March.
On Sunday I shall give notice of the banns, and you can deny them in the church if you will.
During the week no news was heard of Abel, and on Saturday Eric gave notice of the banns of marriage between himself and Sarah Trefusis.
Sarah was present, contrary to custom, and though she blushed furiously enjoyed her triumph over the other girls whose banns had not yet come.
With jaunty steps he walked round and put up the banns, and then, with the air of a man who has completed a successful stroke of business, walked homewards.
Question now, whether Axel Stroem would take her? But she had had the banns put up, anyway, the Sunday before.
You must prevent them from publishing the banns until I come back, or until you hear from me.
You see, in the first place, there were no banns published in church, and there was no permission from the bishop to omit publishing them.
They had not mentioned the publication of the banns to him, and he was wholly unprepared for this utter annihilation of all his hopes.
Great was the consternation when the banns of marriage between Henry Lorton and Henriette Clinton were published, the Sabbath preceding their wedding.

If it be necessary that I should speak more plainly, I say, I forbid the banns.
And there she charged him with perfidy, and threatened to appear at the church the next day with her marriage lines and forbid the banns.
Have the banns put up, and I will engage to put David in prison.
But most readers will remember that until a very recent date Church feeling had not restored to their proper honour the publication of banns.
The banns were asked in church that their marriage might take place at once when John Johnstone should take his bride away.
A fourth, to prevent marriages without license or banns.
A revival under proper form of the old custom of publishing the banns is desirable.
Although interesting as showing the drift of public sentiment toward a revival of the banns, this proposed law is poorly drawn.
A good banns law, however, could meet no objections and would yield valuable results.
They have had the banns published without saying anything about it, so as to force you to consent.
During the month required for the legal formalities and for the publication of the banns of marriage between Cesarine and Anselme, Birotteau was a prey to feverish agitation.
So the banns were put up in church for three weeks, and all Cahokia was invited to the grand wedding.
On the very day when the banns were first published, the Baron received a second message from Africa.
This death, happening just four days before the banns were cried for the last time, came upon Lisbeth like the thunderbolt that burns the garnered harvest with the barn.
They came to Jupiter all in a sweat, And do forbid the banns.
He published his own banns of marriage in the church, with a woman he had formerly christened, and he himself married all his four children.
Marriage by banns, except in the country districts, is usually confined to the humbler classes of society.
A marriage by banns, it is understood, can never be set aside by the after discovery of deception or concealment as respects residence, and even names, on either side.
They put up their banns at the Union at Brighton, and were married by the Registrar, then went off to Paris.
Their astonishment increased upon hearing, next Sunday, the banns published from the pulpit.
The banns were put in and published the very next Sunday.
At the end of a fortnight or three weeks matters remained unadvanced, and no banns were announced to the ears of any Aldbrickham congregation.
Matters are so far advanced that the banns are to be published.
All the same, the banns were published and the wedding day was fixed.
The wedding day was fixed and they had asked to have the banns published.

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