Banns vs Licence - What's the difference?

banns | licence |


As nouns the difference between banns and licence

is that banns is the announcement of a forthcoming marriage (legally required for a church wedding in England and Wales and read on the three Sundays preceding the marriage) while licence is form of license|lang=en.

As a verb licence is

alternative form of lang=en.

banns

English

Noun

(banns)
  • The announcement of a forthcoming marriage (legally required for a church wedding in England and Wales and read on the three Sundays preceding the marriage).

    • Synonyms

    * banns of marriage

    licence

    English

    Noun

  • (British, Canada, Australia)

    • Derived terms

    * artistic licence * off-licence * free on license * licenced * licentiate * licentious * poetic licence * road fund licence

    Verb

    (licenc)
  • (UK, Canada, nonstandard)

    • Usage notes

    * In British English, Canadian English, Irish English, Australian English, and New Zealand English the noun is spelt licence'' and the verb is ''license . * The spelling licence is not used for either part of speech in the United States.