morganatic
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.mor·ga·nat·ic
adjective \ˌmȯr-gə-ˈna-tik\Definition of MORGANATIC
: of, relating to, or being a marriage between a member of a royal or noble family and a person of inferior rank in which the rank of the inferior partner remains unchanged and the children of the marriage do not succeed to the titles, fiefs, or entailed property of the parent of higher rank
— mor·ga·nat·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
See Origin of MORGANATIC
New Latin matrimonium ad morganaticam, literally, marriage with morning gift
First Known Use: circa 1741
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achromatic, acrobatic, aerobatic, anabatic, antistatic, aromatic, Asiatic, astigmatic, autocratic, automatic, bureaucratic, charismatic, cinematic, democratic, diplomatic, Eleatic, emblematic, enzymatic, Hanseatic, hieratic, Hippocratic, hydrostatic, kerygmatic, kleptocratic, melismatic, mobocratic, monocratic, numismatic, operatic, phallocratic, photostatic, plutocratic, pre-Socratic, problematic, programmatic, symptomatic, systematic, technocratic, theocratic, thermostatic, undogmatic, undramatic
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