Marriage /(?)/
Mar·riage
Marriage
n.
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The act of marrying, or the state of being married; legal union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony.
Marriage is honorable in all.
- The marriage vow or contract. [Obs.]
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A feast made on the occasion of a marriage.
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king which made a marriage for his son.
- Any intimate or close union.
- In pinochle, bézique, and similar games at cards, the combination of a king and queen of the same suit. If of the trump suit, it is called a royal marriage.
Phrases & Compounds
- Marriage brokage
- The business of bringing about marriages
- Marriage favors
- knots of white ribbons, or bunches of white flowers, worn at weddings.
- Marriage settlement
- a settlement of property in view, and in consideration, of marriage.