morganatic
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
morganatic /ˌmɔːgəˈnatɪk/
▶adjective of or denoting a marriage in which neither the spouse of lower rank, nor any children, have any claim to the possessions or title of the spouse of higher rank.
– derivatives
morganatically adverb.
morganatically adverb.
– origin C18: from mod. L. morganaticus, from med. L. matrimonium ad morganaticam ‘marriage with a morning gift’ (because a gift given by a husband on the morning after the marriage was the wife's sole entitlement).
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