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arranged, ppl. a.|əˈreɪndʒd|
[f. arrange v. + -ed.]
a. Drawn up in ranks.
b. Put in order; disposed.
1489Caxton Faytes of Armes i. xii. 32 They shal lette eche othre..in arrenged batailles. 1840Carlyle Heroes (1858) 303 How ill many arranged forces of society fulfil their work. 1879O'Connor Beaconsfield 231 Abject, though artistically arranged, flattery.
c. arranged marriage (also arranged match), a marriage the partners to which are chosen by others, usu. their parents.
1878H. James Europeans II. v. 211 With these arranged marriages there is often the deuce to pay. 1937E. Snow Red Star over China vi. iii. 230 Marriage regulations included interesting provisions against..the custom of ‘arranged matches’. 1960N. Epton Love & English vi. v. 355 The ‘arranged’ marriage often took more account of a prospective suitor's fortune than of his qualities. 1985P. Caplan Class & Gender in India iii. 42 Without..help, the marriage may founder, thus providing..another dire example to romantic young people that ‘arranged marriages are best’. |