noun
Freq #24207
Meanings
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noun
the state of being married, especially in the phrases in wedlock and out of wedlock
After many years of wedlock, they still enjoyed traveling together.
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Etymology
From Old English wedlāc, 'marriage vow or pledged union,' formed from wedd, 'pledge,' + lāc, an Old English noun-forming element meaning an action or state. The ending is not related to modern lock.