Marriage; the state of wedlock. Also (in Old English in plural): a marriage ceremony, a wedding.
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| 释义 | society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > [noun] (73) bridelockOE Marriage; the state of wedlock. Also (in Old English in plural): a marriage ceremony, a wedding. yokeOE A bond of affinity, partnership, or mutual obligation; a task, duty, undertaking, etc., esp. one shared with another or others. spousehooda1200 The state or fact of being a spouse, or of being married; matrimony, marriage; wedlock. Also in extended use with reference to animals. spousea1225 The married state; marriage, wedlock. Cf. spousal, n. 1b. Obsolete (although cf., for example, spousebreach, n.1 1, spouse-breaking, n.). wedlock?c1225 The condition of being married; marriage as a state of life or as an institution; matrimonial relationship. Now only in literary or legal use. wedlockhoodc1230 the married state. marriagec1300 The legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship (historically and in some jurisdictions specifically… spousal1340 The fact or state of being married or betrothed; the married state; wedlock. Sometimes in plural in same sense. Obsolete. matrimonya1382 The state or condition of being married; the relation between married persons. espousala1393 The fact or state of being married or betrothed; the married state; wedlock; (also) the period during which a person remains married or betrothed… muliera1400 Probably: wedlock. spousagea1400 The fact or state of being married; wedlock. Also occasionally figurative, esp. with reference to the idea of symbolic marriage to God or Christ. Cf… spouseheadc1400 = spousehood, n. weddedhooda1450 wedded state or condition. wedhooda1450 The married state. wedding1489 The action of marrying; marriage, espousal. Chiefly gerundial. †Also, the married state, wedlock, matrimony (obsolete). espousage1549 = spousage, n.; the state of being married or betrothed. the bond(s of wedlock or matrimony1552 Senses 6, 7 and 8 seem to be present in the bond(s of wedlockor matrimony. nuptial1566 A marriage, a wedding; a marriage ceremony. In plural. bed-match1582 marriage, wedlock. bob-tail1585 (See quot. 1585) Obsolete. Hymen's banda1593 In Greek and Roman mythology: The god of marriage, represented as a young man carrying a torch and veil. Hymen's band, etc., marriage, wedlock. Hyme… Hymen1608 Marriage; wedlock; wedding, nuptials. Now rare. married life1609 the lifestyle or mode of life of a married couple. conjugality1645 Conjugal state or condition. marriage state1652 conjugacy1659 Conjugal or married state. Obsolete. rare. marriage life1662 establishment1684 Settlement in life; formerly often (now rarely) in the sense of marriage. shackledom1771 The condition of being bound with shackles. (In quot. 1771 = marriage.) connubiality1836 Connubial state or condition; the practice or right of marrying; (with plural) any action characteristic of the married state. connubialism1848 the married state. weddedness1891 = weddedhood n. bedlock1922 = wedlock, n. the tender trap1954 the tender trap:(a) sexual or romantic involvement; spec. marriage; cf. the tender passion at sense A. 8a; (b) figurative a seemingly attractive… Subcategories:— status as married or single (2) — union in (12) — lawful (1) — conjugal virtues or character (4) — conjugal relations (9) — giving advice on problems of (3) — doctrine of excellence of marriage (1) — believing in indissolubility of marriage (1) — false boast of marriage (1) — hatred of marriage (3) — absence or non-recognition of marriage (1) |
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