Of bonds and bondage

A bond connects you to someone or something.



Bondage is more like slavery or indebtedness.



Must be related to banns of marriage. Banns is a public announcement of marriage in a church. From Middle English.


Or is it bans?

Bans are things omitted or forbidden. So the bans of marriage, would be quite different. See, the philolog told you spelling was important!!!

Please choose (and spell) your words carefully!