First Known Use: 13th century
Dictionary
wedlock
wedlock
noun wed·lock \ˈwed-ˌläk\
: the state of being married
Full Definition of WEDLOCK
— out of wedlock
: with the natural parents not legally married to each other
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Examples of WEDLOCK
- <joined the happy couple in holy wedlock>
Origin of WEDLOCK
Middle English wedlok, from Old English wedlāc marriage bond, from wedd pledge + -lāc, suffix denoting activity
Related to WEDLOCK
- Synonyms
- conjugality, connubiality, match, matrimony, marriage
Rhymes with WEDLOCK
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