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més·al·liance | \ ˌmā-ˌzal-ˈyäⁿs 
, ˌmā-zə-ˈlī-ən(t)s \
, ˌmā-zə-ˈlī-ən(t)s \ plural mésalliances\ ˌmā-ˌzal-ˈyäⁿs(-əz) , ˌmā-zə-ˈlī-ən(t)-səz \
, ˌmā-zə-ˈlī-ən(t)-səz \Definition of mésalliance
: a marriage with a person of inferior social position
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The first known use of mésalliance was in 1782
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