marriages

mar-ri-ag-es · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Formal unions between two people as partners in a personal relationship, recognized by law or custom.

  2. 2.

    Wedding ceremonies or celebrations.

  3. 3.

    Combinations or unions of different elements.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    arranged marriages — unions planned by families rather than the couple
  • •
    marriages of convenience — unions for practical rather than romantic reasons

Related words

Antonyms: divorces
See also: marriage, union, wedding
Synonyms: matrimonies, unions, weddings

Etymology

Plural of marriage, from Old French mariage, from marier ("to marry"), from Latin maritare ("to wed").