marriage
/ˈmæɹɪd͡ʒ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.91 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, or religious rights and responsibilities.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, or religious rights and responsibilities.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, or religious rights and responsibilities.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "You should enter marriage for love."
- "By his marriage to his two wives, Tapuwae quietly strengthened all of the pas of the Wairoa district, as many of them came under his control through these unions."
- "One layman in Buddha's time decided to embrace celibacy and relinquished his marriage vows to his four wives. When he asked them what they wanted in terms of a settlement, one said, […]"
- "The account of the loss of the blessing of his father Isaac appears immediately after Esau's marriage to his Hittite wives."
- "In an open marriage, the partners are free to have extramarital relationships or sex without betraying one another. Such a marriage is based on communication, trust, and respect, […]"
- "Now can we eat? Marriages are arranged for whatever purpose is suitable. All this talk of undying love and childbearing squirms in my stomach like a worm that demands feeding."
Etymology
From Middle English mariage, from Old French mariage, from marier (“to marry”), from Latin marītō (“marry”, verb, literally “give in marriage”), from marītus (“lover”, “nuptial”), from mas (“male, masculine, of the male sex”). Equivalent to marry + -age. Doublet of maritage. Displaced native Old English sinsċipe.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈmæɹɪd͡ʒ/