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The meaning of WEDLOCK is the state of being married : marriage, matrimony. How to use wedlock in a sentence.
the state of marriage; matrimony. wedlock. / ˈwɛdlɒk / noun. the state of being married. born out of wedlock. born when one's parents are not legally married.
noun [ U ] us / ˈwedˌlɑk / Add to word list. the state of being married. (Definition of wedlock from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of wedlock.
Noun. 1. wedlock - the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union" marriage, matrimony, spousal relationship, union.
noun [ U ] old-fashioned or humorous us / ˈwed.lɑːk / uk / ˈwed.lɒk / Add to word list. the state of being married. Synonyms. marriage. matrimony formal. union. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Marriage, cohabitation & other relationships. adulteress. affinal. as husband and wife idiom. be an item idiom. be shacked up idiom.
2 meanings: 1. the state of being married 2. → See born out of wedlock.... Click for more definitions.
Noun. Singular: wedlock. Plural: wedlocks. out of wedlock. Origin of Wedlock. From Middle English wedlok, wedlocke (“wedlock, marriage, matrimony" ), from Old English wedlāc (“marriage vow, pledge, plighted troth, wedlock" ), from wedd (“pledge" ) + -lāc, suffix denoting activity or process, equivalent to wed +"Ž -lock. From Wiktionary.
Definition of wedlock noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Jun 13, 2024 · wedlock (countable and uncountable, plural wedlocks) The state of being married. Synonyms: matrimony, marriage. (obsolete) A wife; a married woman.
noun. the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) synonyms: marriage, matrimony, spousal relationship, union. see more. having two spouses at the same time. a marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremony.
