bands / banns / bans [bænz]
bands – n. pl. or v. – of band (see previous)
banns – n. pl. of bann – 1. an oral or published notice announcing an intended marriage and giving the opportunity for objections, esp. one repeated on three successive Sundays in a church; 2. obs. – the proclamation or prologue of a play
bans – 3rd person pres. sing. of ban – prohibits; n. 1. condemnation or censure