marriage

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   two people who are married to each other

   Some say the second marriage is happier than the first.

2. 2
   noun

   the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life or until divorce

   We wished them a long and happy marriage.

3. 3
   noun

   a close and intimate union

   the marriage of music and dance

4. 4
   noun

   The state of being married.

   You should enter marriage for love.

5. 5
   noun

   A union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, or religious rights and responsibilities.

   By his marriage to his two wives, Tapuwae quietly strengthened all of the pas of the Wairoa district, as many of them came under his control through these unions.

6. 6
   noun

   A wedding; a ceremony in which people wed.

   You are cordially invited to the marriage of James Smith and Jane Doe.

7. 7
   noun

   A close union.

   And this marriage of poetry and history remained a solid relationship throughout the classical period.

8. 8
   noun

   the act of marrying

Etymology

From Middle English mariage, from Old French mariage, from marier (“to marry”), from Latin marītō (“marry”, verb, literally “give in marriage”), from marītus (“lover”, “nuptial”), from mas (“male, masculine, of the male sex”). Equivalent to marry + -age. Doublet of maritage. Displaced native Old English sinsċipe.