Noun

1. Being married. Has the same meaning as "matrimony." Used mostly to refer to illegitimate children as "born out of wedlock."

Synonyms

• matrimony
• marriage

Derived terms

• out of wedlock

Etymology

Middle English wedlok, wedlocke (wedlock, marriage, matrimony) from Old English wedlc (marriage vow, pledge, plighted troth, wedlock) from wedd (pledge) + -lc, suffix denoting activity or process.

Noun

wedlock (countable and uncountable; plural wedlocks)

1. The state of being married; matrimony.

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