Wedlock
['wedlɒk] or ['wɛdlɑk]
Definition
(v. i.) The ceremony, or the state, of marriage; matrimony.
(v. i.) A wife; a married woman.
(v. t.) To marry; to unite in marriage; to wed.
Typed by Edmund
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Matrimony, nuptial state, marriage.
Typed by Bartholdi
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Marriage, matrimony, espousals, nuptials, coverture, match
ANT:Celibacy, singleness, misogamy, divorce
Typist: Melba
Definition
n. marriage: matrimony.—Break wedlock to commit adultery.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream that you are in the bonds of an unwelcome wedlock, denotes you will be unfortunately implicated in a disagreeable affair. For a young woman to dream that she is dissatisfied with wedlock, foretells her inclinations will persuade her into scandalous escapades. For a married woman to dream of her wedding day, warns her to fortify her strength and feelings against disappointment and grief. She will also be involved in secret quarrels and jealousies. For a woman to imagine she is pleased and securely cared for in wedlock, is a propitious dream.
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Examples
- I know, if he tells the truth, I will discover I have been born in wedlock. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I'd be very glad to ask her in wedlock, if she'd hae me and take the risk of her wild dark eyes ill-wishing me, said Grandfer Cantle staunchly. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Wedlock suits you, he remarked. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- My love has placed her little hand With noble faith in mine, And vowed that wedlock's sacred band Our nature shall entwine. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The child belongeth to the parent; and the violator of wedlock shall be stoned. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They lived lovingly together in wedlock fifty-five years. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- For, after all, wedlock is the natural state of man. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
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