adj
(historical, law, of a divorce) That does not to dissolve the marriage bond, but merely authorizes the husband and wife to live apart from each other.
adj
(law, of a divorce) describing an absolute divorce, after which the parties may remarry.
n
(Scotland, law) The fulfilment of the legal obligation of residing with wife or husband.
adj
(literary) engaged; betrothed
n
One who makes a contract of marriage between two persons.
v
(obsolete, transitive) To promise to marry (someone); to be engaged to.
adj
Of or related to alimony or divorce.
v
(obsolete) To be a mate to; to match.
adj
being married to someone whose age differs by an unusually large degree from one's own.
n
(especially) Such a day that commemorates a wedding.
n
(law) A legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it.
n
(obsolete) a newly married man.
adj
(of a marriage) Having the match decided by someone other than the couple being married.
n
The marriage (union) of two people planned by someone other than the two people who are united in it.
v
To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.
v
(dated) To propose marriage
adj
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Married.
n
(US, Canada) A party held for a woman who is about to be married.
n
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).
n
(figuratively) Marriage.
n
Full connubial relations.
n
A relationship involving sleeping together (i.e. sharing a bed) without being legally married.
n
The duty or privilege of the marriage bed.
v
(intransitive, followed by to) To be the spouse or partner of.
n
A recently married man, especially one who has long held out against marriage.
n
(rare) A newly married man, especially one who was previously a confirmed bachelor.
adj
(idiomatic, nautical) About to be married.
adj
(obsolete) betrothed or engaged to be married (compare with: spoken for)
n
The fact of being betrothed; a mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage between two people.
adj
Engaged to be married.
n
(rare) One who is betrothen or betrothed, i.e. a fiancé or fiancée.
n
The act of betrothing, or the state of being betrothed.
v
(transitive) To pledge oneself to; betroth; wed; marry.
n
The day of one's wedding.
n
(ecclesiastical law, historical) A second marriage after the death of a spouse.
n
(historical) A long-term monogamous relationship between two unmarried women, especially in New England between the 18th and early 20th centuries.
adj
Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial.
n
The bride and bridegroom on their wedding day, and possibly for a short time thereafter, for example during their honeymoon.
n
A list of gifts, maintained by a department store, that a couple about to be married would like to receive.
n
A hotel room designed for newlyweds.
n
Alternative spelling of bridalwear [Clothing to be worn by a bride on her wedding day.]
adv
As a bride; at the point of marriage.
n
(obsolete) celebration of the nuptial feast
n
A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.
n
A sum of money or other valuables paid by a bridegroom or on his behalf to the family of the bride, in some cultures.
n
Alternative spelling of bridewear [Clothing designed for a bride to wear at her wedding; bridal wear.]
n
(archaic) A rustic wedding feast; a bridal.
n
Alternative form of bride gift [Synonym of bride price]
n
Alternative spelling of bride price [A sum of money or other valuables paid by a bridegroom or on his behalf to the family of the bride, in some cultures.]
n
A woman who is soon to be married.
n
(poetic) The marriage bed.
n
Alternative form of bride gift [Synonym of bride price]
n
Alternative form of bridegroom [A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.]
n
A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.
n
The state or condition of being a bride.
adj
Of or pertaining to a bride; nuptial.
n
Alternative spelling of bride price [A sum of money or other valuables paid by a bridegroom or on his behalf to the family of the bride, in some cultures.]
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a bride.
n
(usually humorous) A woman who, in the course of planning her wedding, exercises or attempts to exercise a high degree of control over all major and minor details of the ceremony and reception, and makes unrealistic or outrageous demands.
n
(Australia) A party held for a man who is about to be married.
n
(Australia) A party held for a man who is about to be married.
v
(Scotland) To unite in marriage.
n
any kind of socially unacceptable marriage
n
A very young bride, usually coerced or pressured into nuptials with a much older man, as practiced in some cultures.
n
The marriage or cohabitation between a minor and an adult or another minor.
n
Alternative spelling of child bride. [A very young bride, usually coerced or pressured into nuptials with a much older man, as practiced in some cultures.]
n
(Judaism, figuratively) A marriage ceremony, wedding.
n
A marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy.
n
A member of a civil partnership
n
A union similar to marriage which same-sex couples, and in some jurisdictions opposite-sex couples, may form, which affords rights and responsibilities similar or identical to those afforded by civil marriage.
n
A legal union similar to marriage, established to allow same-sex couples (and, in some jurisdictions, opposite-sex couples) rights similar to those married couples have.
n
(historical) A form of civil marriage (in Roman law) in which a fictitious sale of the man and wife took place.
adj
Relating to common-law marriage.
n
A marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony.
n
a voluntary arrangement where dual-career couples maintain two residences in different geographic locations and are separated at least three nights per week for a minimum of three months
adj
(now historical) Designating a proposed type of marriage (or other partnership) in which the partners plan to have no children and take on no legal obligations to one another.
n
A marriage in which the partners decide not to have children, and to reserve the right to divorce amicably with mutual consent.
n
(obsolete) The practice of concubinage.
n
The state of cohabiting or living together as man and wife while not married.
n
One who takes a concubine.
n
The state of being a concubine
n
(obsolete) A concubinage.
n
A woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife.
adj
Describing a form of Ancient Roman marriage solemnized with cakes made of far (spelt).
n
(Ancient Rome) A form of marriage in Ancient Rome that was solemnized with cakes made from far (spelt)
n
The rights and privileges arising from the marital relationship; especially those of love, affection, companionship, comfort and sexual relations.
n
The conjugal state; marriage; sexual intercourse.
n
Sexual relations within marriage
adj
Alternative form of conjugal used by Swedenborg and his followers, used to distinguish their ideas about marital relations. [Of or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses; connubial.]
v
(rare, slang) To live together as man and wife; to marry; (loosely), to have relations.
adj
(historical) Of a relationship between a male and female slave: sexual in nature and somewhat similar to marriage, but not formalized due to the parties being legally unable to marry.
n
(Christianity) In Roman Catholic canon law, the making of a putative marriage valid following the removal of some impediment.
n
A man who falls in love with a woman instantly and proposes immediate marriage.
v
(transitive, dated) To join in wedlock; to marry.
n
(historical) One who, for a fee, performs an unauthorised wedding service, especially for poor people (originally beggars).
n
The state of being a romantic couple.
n
(informal, usually humorous) A couple who, in the course of planning their wedding, display difficult, selfish, narcissistic behaviour relating to the event.
v
(transitive) To try to win a commitment to marry from.
n
The act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage; hence, the period during which a couple fall in love before their marriage.
n
Alternative form of co-wives
v
Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.
n
Marriage (though not always legally binding) taking place on the Internet or in cyberspace.
n
Archaic spelling of ceremony. [A ritual, with religious or cultural significance.]
n
A proverbial married couple content to share a quiet life of mutual devotion.
n
(Australia, New Zealand) A legally undeclared spouse; a partner in a spousal relationship which is not officially declared as a marriage, comparable to a common law husband or wife.
n
Alternative form of de facto [(Australia, New Zealand) A legally undeclared spouse; a partner in a spousal relationship which is not officially declared as a marriage, comparable to a common law husband or wife.]
n
(obsolete) Synonym of betrothal
n
A written pledge of marriage.
n
A wedding (planned in advance) in a foreign country, usually at a high-end resort, where the couple, the wedding party and their guests stay for about a week, and where all activities related to that wedding take place.
n
The 75th anniversary of some event, particularly a wedding.
n
(historical) A form of divorce, among the Ancient Romans, in which a cake was used.
adj
Pertaining to a second marriage, i.e. one taking place after the death of the first wife or first husband.
n
A second marriage (as after the death or divorce of a spouse)
n
The legal dissolution of a marriage.
n
(sociology) The likelihood, in a specific population, that marriages end in divorce.
n
(rare) A party held for a woman who is about to be married.
n
A legal or personal relationship between individuals who live together and share a common domestic life but are not joined in a traditional marriage or a civil union. Typically the partners in a domestic partnership enjoy at least part of the rights that the married couples have.
n
(US, Louisiana) A dowry.
adj
Pertaining to dower, or a woman's marriage portion; constituting or comprised in dower.
n
The act of endowing, or bestowing a marriage portion on a woman.
v
To furnish with a dower; to endow.
n
(obsolete) That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.
n
Alternative form of dowry [Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.]
adj
Of or relating to a dower.
n
A woman entitled to dower.
n
(rare) The act of bestowing a dowry as part of a marriage.
n
Used with reference to a tradition in Little Dunmow, Essex, according to which a flitch of bacon would be awarded by the priory to a couple who could swear after a year of marriage that they had never had an argument or regretted getting married.
n
The act of running away secretly for the purpose of getting married with one's intended spouse.
adj
(of a marriage) Taking place within a social group.
adj
Having agreed to marry a particular person (one's fiancé or fiancée) or each other.
n
(countable, uncountable) The period of time when marriage is planned or promised.
n
A ring given to one's fiancé(e) or intended fiancé(e), signifying a promise to wed, typically a gold band with one or more diamonds or other precious stones.
v
(transitive) To become/get married to.
n
The act of espousing; espousal.
n
Alternative form of et ux. [(law) "and wife", or "and his wife"]
n
(law) "and wife", or "and his wife"
n
Alternative spelling of ex-wife [A former wife.]
n
A former fiancé; a man who has been previously engaged to be married but has not done so.
n
A former fiancée; a woman who has been previously engaged to be married but has not done so.
n
Alternative form of ex-husband [A former husband.]
adj
(obsolete, law) Describing the part of a wife's property that does not form part of her dowry and is administered by her husband
n
(rare) Marriage outside one’s own social group; exogamy.
n
A person who conducts weddings, civil unions, naming ceremonies, and other celebrations of life events, but who is not a government or church official.
n
A honeymoon in which the newlywed couple bring along their children.
n
(law, now chiefly historical) A married woman.
n
(archaic) A person's spouse, or an animal's mate.
v
(obsolete) To betroth; to affiance.
n
Alternative spelling of fiancée. [A woman who is engaged to be married; the woman to whom one is engaged.]
n
A person engaged to be married.
n
A woman who is engaged to be married; the woman to whom one is engaged.
n
Loyalty to one's spouse or partner, including abstention from cheating or extramarital affairs.
n
The first night after marriage.
n
(obsolete, UK, law) A form of conditional marriage-gift of land under English law, often from father to daughter.
n
Alternative form of frank-marriage [(obsolete, UK, law) A form of conditional marriage-gift of land under English law, often from father to daughter.]
v
(transitive) To unite in a gay marriage; to unite in marriage to someone of the same sex.
v
(colloquial, intransitive) To get married, to wed.
v
(intransitive) To become married (to someone).
n
The 50th anniversary of some event, particularly a wedding.
n
The golden anniversary of a wedding, the 50th anniversary of a marriage.
adj
(of a marriage) carried out quickly and secretively in a jurisdiction that is not the bride or groom's own.
n
A man who is about to marry.
adj
(rare) Of or pertaining to a groom (a man who is about to marry).
n
(usually humorous) A demanding and perfectionistic groom (man who is to be married).
n
The major milestones of a person's life: birth, marriage, and death.
n
A fine for breach of promise (to marry).
n
(obsolete) A clandestine marriage.
n
A party held for a woman who is about to be married, normally attended only by female friends and relatives.
v
(informal) To marry oneself to; especially to get hitched.
n
A fund, made up of wedding gifts of money, that pays for the honeymoon.
v
(transitive) To engage or act as a husband to; assume the care of or responsibility for; accept as one's own.
n
The condition of being a husband
adj
Relating to marriage; hymeneal.
n
The seeking of a spouse of lower socioeconomic status or caste than oneself.
n
Marrying inside one’s own ethnic, religious, or social group.
v
(intransitive) To marry a member of one's ingroup.
adj
(of a person) Legally married to or related to (e.g. born in wedlock to), and/or residing with, a specified other person (parent, child, or partner); (of a marriage, relationship, etc) existing between two such people.
adj
Alternative form of internuptial [of, or related to intermarriage]
v
To marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group.
adj
related to the period elapsing between two marriages of the same person
n
Alternative form of intramarriage [Marriage between people belonging to the same group, such as a racial, ethnic, or religious group.]
n
Marriage between people belonging to the same group, such as a racial, ethnic, or religious group.
v
To marry a member of the same group, social stratum, or religion.
n
A company which arranges dates and marriages between men and women, often from different countries.
n
(UK, law) A giving out or boasting by a party that he or she is married to another, whereby a common reputation of their matrimony may ensue.
n
A widow who has a jointure; a dowager.
adj
(of a wife) Supplied with an estate through jointure.
adv
(law) By right of his wife.
n
(historical) A husband's legal rights over his wife.
n
A traditional Jewish marriage contract that outlines the rights and responsibilities of the groom in relation to the bride.
n
(Judaism) An engagement (promise to marry) between a man and a woman, made by themselves or by relatives.
n
(law) A legal arrangement in which a married couple live in separate homes while remaining legally married.
n
(anthropology) The institution of levirate marriage.
n
A young woman with a much older, jealous, and controlling husband, especially as a literary motif in medieval European romances.
n
An opposite-sex married couple.
adj
Pertaining to marriage.
n
sexual intercourse as performed by two people married to each other.
n
(euphemistic) The duty to be available to one's spouse for sexual intercourse.
n
One of several discrete options describing a person's relationship with a significant other, such as single, married, divorced, widowed, civil union, domestic partnership, etc.
n
The marital state; being married.
adj
(archaic, rare) Desiring to marry.
n
(figuratively) A close union.
n
A business that endeavors to introduce men and women for the purpose of marriage, dating or penpals.
n
The bed shared by a newly-married couple.
n
An official record indicating that two people got married on the date of the certificate.
n
A counsellor who gives advice to married couples regarding their relationship or family life.
n
A form of couples therapy for spouses, involving presentations and discussions.
n
The finger on which a wedding ring is placed; the ring finger.
n
(often attributive) Advice or support about marriage, especially in the form of professional counselling, and typically given to couples looking to overcome problems in a relationship.
n
The state of same-sex couples being unable to legally marry.
n
(chiefly UK) A marriage certificate.
n
(US, informal) cohabitation, civil union
n
A marriage motivated by some reason other than love; especially one conducted to obtain entry or residence rights in a country.
n
In Indian culture, a string or necklace tied by the bridegroom round the neck of the bride and worn by her as long as the husband lives.
n
One of the solemn promises made by a couple to each other, usually at their wedding.
n
The set of American institutions such as therapists, self-help books, support groups, etc designed to respond to adultery.
n
A dowry, either paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family, or by the groom's family to the bride or her family, at the time of marriage.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of marriage.
n
Two people who are married to each other.
n
The name a person (especially, in many cultures, a woman) takes upon marriage
n
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see married, sector.
n
The quality of being, or seeming, married.
n
Someone who gets married, especially numerous times.
n
(Scotland or archaic) One of a pair; a match; a companion; an intimate associate.
v
To marry someone of the same religious or ethnic group.
v
To marry a member of a rich family
v
(idiomatic) To successfully arrange the marriage of someone, especially a relative.
v
To marry someone who is from another family; To avoid incest.
v
(historical) To enter into an irregular form of common-law marriage, in which both parties jumped over a broomstick.
v
(intransitive) To marry someone of a higher social class.
n
A protest where many people marry, as in protest of a law that forbids such marriages.
n
Obsolete form of marriage. [The state of being married.]
n
Obsolete form of marrier. [Someone who gets married, especially numerous times.]
n
A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.
n
(idiomatic) A relationship, such as a marriage, that is happy and successful, sometimes because the partners are very compatible.
n
Alternative spelling of matchmaking [An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up a date between people or to arrange a marriage.]
n
Someone who finds suitable dates or marriage partners for other people.
v
(transitive) To marry; to match (a person).
n
A social practice of same-sex civil union among seafarers in the 17th and 18th centuries.
adj
(of a married couple) Living with the family of the wife; uxorilocal.
n
(family) The state of being matrilocal, for a married couple to be living with the family of the wife.
n
Excessive enthusiasm for a wedding or weddings in general.
n
Obsolete form of matrimony. [(uncountable) Marriage; the state of being married.]
adj
Of, or having to do with matrimony and marriage.
adj
(archaic) matrimonially
n
(countable) The ceremony of marriage.
n
(law, historical, sociology) an easier, quicker, and less expensive form of divorce than a divorce in most US states, sought by some Americans
n
A wedding that has very few guests and little or no formality
adj
Alternative form of midnuptial [Occurring during marriage.]
adj
During a period of marriage.
adj
Occurring during marriage.
n
(US) A legal document, signed by both parties during marriage, stating the legal claims on each other's estate upon a subsequent divorce.
n
A person whose spouse (wife or husband) is a member a nation's armed forces.
v
(obsolete) To bring (people, animals etc.) together; to be joined, in marriage or sexual intercourse.
n
A brief honeymoon or holiday taken after a wedding.
n
Marriage between people of different socially-distinguished groups, such as different races, cultures or religions.
adj
Designating a marriage (or the wife involved) between a man of higher rank and a woman of lower rank, often having various legal repercussions (typically that such a wife has no claim on the husband's possessions or title). It was not an aspect of English law, but was common in other royal houses, especially in Germany.
adj
Alternative form of morganatic [Designating a marriage (or the wife involved) between a man of higher rank and a woman of lower rank, often having various legal repercussions (typically that such a wife has no claim on the husband's possessions or title). It was not an aspect of English law, but was common in other royal houses, especially in Germany.]
n
(informal) An informal, unofficial marriage ceremony between two dogs, arranged by their owners.
n
Marriage with a person of inferior social position.
v
To fix the date of an event, especially one's marriage.
n
A person recently married; newlywed.
adj
(of a married couple) living together at a new residence.
n
Alternative form of newlywed [A recently married person.]
adj
Alternative form of newlywed [Recently married.]
adj
(of a marriage) Based on a love match; in which the people getting married choose each other.
n
(uncountable) Failure to marry.
adj
Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage.
n
(Catholicism) Vaginal intercourse between a married couple.
n
(US, law, sexuality, US politics, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of Obergefell v. Hodges. A 2015 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage; and reaffirmed the existence of a right to privacy under due process following the 14th Amendment.
n
A Japanese custom in which unattached individuals are introduced to each other to consider the possibility of marriage.
n
(idiomatic) Two people united by marriage.
n
A marital relationship in which each partner agrees that the other partner may have sexual relations with other people as he or she sees fit.
n
(rare) marriage at an old age
n
Marrying outside one’s own ethnic, religious, or social group.
v
(intransitive) To marry a member of an outgroup.
n
(law) A form of alimony paid to a former partner in a nonmarital relationship.
n
The 1st anniversary of some event, particularly a wedding.
n
A woman's marriage portion or dowry.
n
(law, historical, Ancient Rome) A woman's property which was not made a part of her marriage dower but remained her own.
n
A thirtieth wedding anniversary.
n
(early 20th century Japanese immigrants in the US) A bride chosen solely on the basis of a photograph provided by an intermediary
n
(derogatory) A marriage certificate.
n
The 70th anniversary of some event, particularly a wedding.
n
a form of marital union, often illegal in nature, found in the Caribbean during the colonial period between a Caucasian man and a woman of mixed races (such as a mulatta or a Creole)
v
(idiomatic, informal) To propose marriage.
n
In Catholic tradition, a spiritual retreat for couples about to be married.
n
A ring to signify the fidelity and commitment of partners in a romantic relationship.
adj
Under obligation to some future commitment, such as a marriage or vocation.
adj
Promoting, or presiding over, marriage.
n
(derogatory, US politics) The Californian proposition which restricted marriage to one woman and one man.
n
The act of asking someone to be one's spouse; an offer of marriage
v
(transitive with to) To ask someone if they want to become one's spouse.
n
The person to whom a proposal of marriage is made.
n
(US) A public notice of intended marriage, required by the laws of some states.
n
A marriage prohibited by canon law, but entered into in good faith by at least one of the parties.
n
A divorce that terminates a remarriage.
n
(US) A formal dinner for the people participating in a wedding ceremony, usually held after the wedding rehearsal on the night before the ceremony itself.
n
a second or subsequent marriage
n
A person who has remarried.
n
A marrying again; remarriage.
n
Alternative letter-case form of republican marriage. [(historical) An alleged form of execution during the French Revolution in which a man and woman were tied together naked, exposed to public view for a time in this condition, and then stabbed, shot, or thrown into a body of water to drown.]
n
A sum of money or other valuables paid by a bridegroom or on his behalf to the family of the bride, in some cultures.
n
Alternative spelling of reverse dowry [A sum of money or other valuables paid by a bridegroom or on his behalf to the family of the bride, in some cultures.]
n
(anthropology) A ceremony or series of ceremonies, often very ritualized, to celebrate a transition in a person’s life. Baptisms, bar mitzvahs, weddings and funerals are among the best known examples.
n
A couple who have married without their parents' consent.
n
A law that reduces the penalty for voluntary sexual intercourse that would otherwise be statutory rape, typically where the age gap between the participants is no more than a few years.
n
(uncommon) The 40th anniversary of some event, particularly a wedding.
n
(uncommon) The ruby anniversary of a wedding, the 40th anniversary of a marriage.
n
A bride-to-be who runs away from a wedding shortly before the ceremony, often due to so-called cold feet.
v
(Mormonism) To confirm or set apart as a second or additional wife.
adj
(idiomatic) (of a couple) Sharing a house, but not married.
n
A marriage of convenience entered into purely for the purpose of gaining a benefit or other advantage arising from that status, usually with the intent of deceiving public officials or society about its purpose.
n
A traditional form of arranged marriage in China, in which a family adopted a preadolescent daughter as a future bride for one of their preadolescent (usually infant) sons, and raised these children together.
n
(countable) A shotgun wedding itself.
n
(idiomatic) Any similarly reputedly forced partnership, between people or organizations.
n
(UK dialectal) The banns of marriage, or the act of publishing thereof.
n
(Suffolk) Marriage banns.
n
Alternative form of sibberidge [(UK dialectal) The banns of marriage, or the act of publishing thereof.]
adj
Denoting the twenty-fifth anniversary, especially of a wedding.
n
(rare) Synonym of silver wedding, a 25th wedding anniversary.
n
The silver anniversary of a wedding, the 25th anniversary of a marriage.
n
(obsolete) A marriage made for convenience, especially for financial reasons.
n
The performance of a ceremony (in an appropriate and solemn manner), such as performing a marriage.
n
(obsolete) solemnization of marriage
adj
Due to be married in the near future.
n
A marriage according to this custom.
n
(UK, historical) A marriage licence, granted by the Archbishop of Canterbury or his officials, permitting the marriage of two specified persons without banns, and at a place and time other than those prescribed by law.
v
(slang) To unite in marriage.
adj
(obsolete) Relating to marriage, or to a spouse; spousal.
n
(obsolete, chiefly in the plural) Espousal; marriage; nuptials.
adv
As, or in terms of, a spouse.
n
The condition or state of being married; wedlock, marriage.
n
(obsolete) A wife or bride.
n
(UK, dialect, Northern England) banns of marriage
n
Synonym of stable marriage problem
n
(Canada) A party held for a woman who is about to be married.
n
(informal) A first marriage for an individual or couple that either was short-lived or is expected to be unsuccessful, especially when viewed as serving as preparation for a subsequent marriage.
n
The ancient custom of betrothing by the bestowal, on the part of the man, of marriage gifts or tokens, such as money or rings, upon the woman.
n
(historical) The ancient custom of betrothal by gift of pledges.
adj
(obsolete) Betrothed; engaged to marry.
n
(taxation, US) An unmarried taxpayer whose spouse has been deceased for less than two taxable years, and who provides a home for one or more dependents of the deceased.
n
In modern Jewish law, a document or clause stipulating that a marriage may occur only under certain conditions, and if those conditions be no longer fulfilled, the marriage is dissolved.
v
(idiomatic, dated, of a man) To marry a woman.
n
Marriage for the fourth time.
adv
(duration, idiomatic) Until death separates us; a common phrase said between the bride and the groom at a Christian wedding, indicating commitment to their union.
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Alternative form of till death do us part [(duration, idiomatic) Until death separates us; a common phrase said between the bride and the groom at a Christian wedding, indicating commitment to their union.]
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(informal) The tenth anniversary of something, especially a wedding.
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The practice of walking marriage.
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(chiefly in the plural) A wedding night on which consummation of the marriage is postponed.
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a heterosexual marriage; a social or legal union between two people of opposite sex.
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An informal arrangement in which a married couple lives in separate homes while remaining legally married.
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(countable, archaic) A pledge or promise to marry someone.
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(dated) Having pledged one's troth; engaged; promised.
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A marriage in which the partners remain married in name only.
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Cohabitation of unmarried persons living as married couples.
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(transitive) To annul the marriage of.
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(not comparable) Of or pertaining to a wife, or her genes or relatives.
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(idiomatic) To get married.
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(anthropology) In Mosuo culture, a relationship in which partners do not live in the same household, and their children are raised by their mothers and the mothers' families.
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A woman who marries a man who is on active military duty in wartime; especially, a woman who marries a foreign soldier serving in her country and then emigrates to his.
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Alternative form of wedbreak [(obsolete) An adulterer.]
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(of a couple) Joined in marriage.
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The state, quality, or condition of being wed or wedded; matrimony.
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Pronunciation spelling of wedding. [Marriage ceremony; ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage.]
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(US) Synonym of wedding ring
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The day, date when a couple weds each other, starting marriage.
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First night of a married couple in the conjugal bed.
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The bride and groom as well as the bridesmaids and groomsmen at a wedding.
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A person employed by a couple to assist them in planning, designing and coordinating their wedding day.
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The oath taken during a wedding ceremony, concluding with "I do."
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Alternative form of wedding day [The day, date when a couple weds each other, starting marriage.]
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One who attends a wedding.
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Alternative form of wedding ring [One of a pair or rings exchanged by bride and groom in a wedding ceremony, and afterwards worn by them; symbolizes continuous fidelity.]
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(archaic) One who attends a wedding.
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(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a wedding.
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A combined wedding and honeymoon, with the wedding ceremony taking place at the couple's vacation destination.
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(informal) Of or pertaining to weddings.
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(humorous, often attributively) A person overly concerned with ensuring that a wedding goes exactly as they envision it.
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(obsolete) male or female spouse
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A temporary marriage based on a contract, agreed to by both spouses, with renewal options.
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(colloquial, humorous) United in wedlock.
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(rare, informal) The administration and planning associated with a wedding.
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A website dedicated to sharing information about a particular wedding.
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(demoscene) An intro created to announce and celebrate a wedding.
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(idiomatic) An unconsummated marriage.
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A traditional wedding ceremony, typically in a church, in which the bride wears a white wedding dress, symbolic of her virginity.
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(slang) (of a man) to spend extensive or excessive time with one’s wife or girlfriend; to be under a woman’s thumb; to be whipped
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The condition of marriage for a woman.
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The quality or state of being a wife.
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The condition of being wifely
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(transitive, intransitive) To marry (a woman).
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A wife (or sometimes a fiancée or girlfriend).
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The 5th anniversary of some event, particularly a wedding.
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(informal) A platonic intimacy between two people (often a man and a woman) who work at the same workplace.
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(idiomatic) A man or woman in the workplace with whom one shares a special relationship similar to marriage, with confidences, loyalties, shared jokes and experiences, and an unusual degree of honesty or openness.
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(India) One's fiancé or fiancée.
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(now rare, historical) Someone joined in marriage to another; a spouse.
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