married
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
married/ˈmarid/
▶adjective relating to or united by marriage. ▶plural noun (marrieds) married people.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
marry1
▶verb (marries, marrying, married)
- 1 join in marriage.
■ take as one's wife or husband in marriage.
■ (marry into) become a member of (a family) by marriage.
■ (of a parent or guardian) give (a son or daughter) in marriage.
- 2 join together; combine harmoniously.
- 3 Nautical splice (rope ends) together without increasing their girth.
– origin ME: from OFr. marier, from L. maritare, from maritus, lit. ‘married, husband’.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
marry2
▶exclamation archaic expressing surprise, indignation, or emphatic assertion.
– origin ME: var. of Mary (mother of Jesus).
'married' also found in these Oxford entries:
adultery
- aisle
- baba
- bachelor
- bachelor party
- begum
- betroth
- bigamy
- bridal
- cicisbeo
- cohabit
- couple
- courtly love
- cuckold
- Darby and Joan
- elope
- engagement
- fancy woman
- feme covert
- fiancé
- fornicate
- Frau
- hen night
- hind
- honeymoon
- housewife
- husband
- illegitimate
- knot
- legal separation
- legitimate
- live
- love child
- m
- maiden name
- marriage guidance
- marry
- matrimony
- matron
- matron of honour
- memsahib
- ménage à trois
- mistress
- monogamy
- Mrs
- née
- newly-wed
- Oedipus complex
- other
