Marriage: alternatives and connections

The offense of marrying one person when already legally married to another.

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Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial; as, bridal ornaments; a bridal outfit; a bridal chamber.

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The state of a cuckold; cuckolds, collectively.

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Marriage only within the tribe; a custom restricting a man in his choice of a wife to the tribe to which he belongs; -- opposed to exogamy.

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The act of espousing or betrothing; especially, in the plural, betrothal; plighting of the troths; a contract of marriage; sometimes, the marriage ce…

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The custom, or tribal law, which prohibits marriage between members of the same tribe; marriage outside of the tribe; -- opposed to endogamy.

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Connection by marriage; reciprocal marriage; giving and taking in marriage, as between two families, tribes, castes, or nations.

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A marriage with a person of inferior rank or social station; an improper alliance; a mesalliance.

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The possession by a woman of only one husband at the same time; -- contrasted with polyandry.

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Single marriage; marriage with but one person, husband or wife, at the same time; -- opposed to polygamy. Also, one marriage only during life; -- opp…

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The having of a plurality of wives or husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or the practice of having sev…

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A second or repeated marriage.

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The collective body of persons who live in one house, and under one head or manager; a household, including parents, children, and servants, and, as…

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The act of performing divine or solemn service, as established by law, precept, or custom; a formal act of religion or other solemn duty; a solemn ob…

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Of or pertaining to rites or ritual; as, ritual service or sacrifices; the ritual law.

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The act of unifying, or the state of being unified.

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The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination.

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To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining, as a man and a woman, for life; to constitute (a man and a woman) husband and w…

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To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining, as a man and a woman, for life; to constitute (a man and a woman) husband and w…

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The Paraguay tea, being the dried leaf of the Brazilian holly (Ilex Paraguensis). The infusion has a pleasant odor, with an agreeable bitter taste, a…

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One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker; an associate; a sharer. "Partner of his fortune." Shak. Hence: (a) A husband or a wife. (b)…

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A man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; a married person, husband or wife.

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The union of man and woman as husband and wife; the nuptial state; marriage; wedlock.

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The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination.

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The ceremony, or the state, of marriage; matrimony.

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