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wedlock.

The state of being married.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈwɛd.lɒk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈwɛd.lɑk/Received-Pronunciation
  1. The state of being married.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A wife; a married woman.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English wedlok, wedlocke (“wedlock, marriage, matrimony”), from Old English wedlāc (“marriage vow, pledge, plighted troth, wedlock”). By surface analysis, wed + -lock.

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