Wedlock: alternatives and connections

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

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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 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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The act of marrying, or the state of being married; legal union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony.

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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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