marriage : Idioms & Phrases

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civil marriage

  • noun a marriage performed by a government official rather than by a clergyman
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common-law marriage

  • noun a marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremony
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dissolution of marriage

  • noun an annulment of a marriage
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frank-marriage

Frank"-mar"riage noun
Etymology
Frank free + marriage.
Definitions
  1. (Eng. Law) A certain tenure in tail special; an estate of inheritance given to a man his wife (the wife being of the blood of the donor), and descendible to the heirs of their two bodies begotten. Obs. Blackstone.
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Hedge marriage

  • a secret or clandestine marriage, especially one performed by a hedge priest. Eng.
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Jactitation of marriage

  • (Eng. Eccl. 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.
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Left-handed marriage

  • a morganatic marriage. See Morganatic.
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marriage bed

  • noun the bed shared by a newly wed couple
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Marriage brokage

  • . (a) The business of bringing about marriages . (b) The payment made or demanded for the procurement of a marriage.
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marriage broker

  • noun someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others
    matcher; matchmaker.
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marriage brokerage

  • noun a business that arranges marriage contracts
    marriage brokerage.
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marriage ceremony

  • noun the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony
    marriage; wedding.
    • their marriage was conducted in the chapel
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marriage contract

  • noun a prenuptial agreement or contract
    marriage contract.
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marriage counseling

  • noun counseling on marital problems and disagreements
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Marriage favors

  • knots of white ribbons, or bunches of white flowers, worn at weddings.
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marriage licence

  • noun a license authorizing two people to marry
    marriage licence; wedding license; wedding licence.
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marriage license

  • noun a license authorizing two people to marry
    marriage licence; wedding license; wedding licence.
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marriage mart

  • noun a business that arranges marriage contracts
    marriage brokerage.
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marriage of convenience

  • noun a marriage for expediency rather than love
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marriage offer

  • noun an offer of marriage
    marriage proposal; proposal; marriage offer.
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marriage proposal

  • noun an offer of marriage
    marriage proposal; proposal; marriage offer.
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Marriage settlement

  • noun a prenuptial agreement or contract
    marriage contract.
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  • (Law), a settlement of property in view, and in consideration, of marriage.
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Mixed marriage

  • noun marriage of two people from different races or different religions or different cultures
    • the families of both partners in a mixed marriage often disapprove
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  • a marriage between persons of different races or religions; specifically, one between a Roman Catholic and a Protestant.
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open marriage

  • noun a marriage in which each partner is free to enter into extraneous sexual relationships without guilt or jealousy from the other
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outside marriage

  • adverb of unwed parents
    out of wedlock.
    • he was born out of wedlock
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proposal of marriage

  • noun an offer of marriage
    marriage proposal; proposal; marriage offer.
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same-sex marriage

  • noun two people of the same sex who live together as a family
    • the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated
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