One of the solemn promises made by a couple to each other, usually at their wedding.

A marriage prohibited by canon law, but entered into in good faith by at least one of the parties.

Alternative letter-case form of republican marriage.

plural of marriage bed

plural of jactitation of marriage

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see equal, marriage. / Marriage equality; the acceptance of same-sex as well as heterosexual marriages.

(UK, law) A giving out or boasting by a party that he or she is married to another, whereby a common reputation of their matrimony may ensue.

A marital relationship in which each partner agrees that the other partner may have sexual relations with other people as he or she sees fit.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see traditional, marriage. / a heterosexual marriage; a social or legal union between two people of opposite sex.

A male-female marriage entered into in the hope of concealing the non-heterosexual sexual orientation of one or both of the spouses.