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单词 wedlock
释义 wed·lock
\ˈwedˌläk\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English wedlac, wedlok, from Old English wedlāc, from wedd pledge + -lāc, suffix denoting activity, probably from lāc warlike activity, play — more at wed, lake (amusement)
1. obsolete : the marriage bond or contract
2.
 a. : the state of being married : marriage, matrimony
  < where love cannot be, there can be left of wedlock nothing but the empty husk — John Milton >
 b. archaic : a marital union : a wedded life
3. obsolete : wife

- out of wedlock
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