Proclamation of intended marriage (5)
I believe the answer is:
banns
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">proclamation of intended marriage</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for banns that I've seen before include "Notice of marriage read in church" , "Notice of a wedding" , "Notices of marriage" , "Public announcement read in church of forthcoming marriage" , "Pre-wedding notice" .)