Syn. — Matrimony; wedlock; wedding; nuptials. — Marriage, Matrimony, Wedlock. Marriage is properly the act which unites the two parties, and matrimony the state into which they enter. Marriage is, however, often used for the state as well as the act. Wedlock is the old Anglo-Saxon term for matrimony.
MARRIAGEABILITY
Mar`riage*a*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being marriageable.
MARRIAGEABLE
Mar"riage*a*ble, a.
Defn: Fit for, or capable of, marriage; of an age at which marriage
is allowable.
— Mar"riage*a*ble*ness, n.
MARRIED
Mar"ried, a.
1. Being in the state of matrimony; wedded; as, a married man or woman.
2. Of or pertaining to marriage; connubial; as, the married state.
MARRIER
Mar"ri*er, n.
Defn: One who marries.