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Meanings of wedlock in English

Portuguese
casal
Catalan
connubi
Spanish
matrimonio
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The state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

casal
Usage of wedlock in English
1
In a word, this match was wedlock in its most terrible appearances.
History of English Humour, Vol. 2
2
A very large majority of the children are not born in wedlock.
The Sable Cloud: A Southern Tale With Northern Comments (1861)
3
Teen pregnancy out of wedlock is on the rise in the region.
Ebony
4
Judah was the first of the sons of Jacob to enter wedlock.
The Legends of the Jews — Volume 2
5
He hadn't seen this scary garment since they'd been joined in wedlock.
Edge of Infinity
6
But in wedlock, of course, there is no doubt about the fatherhood.
Plays: the Father; Countess Julie; the Outlaw; the Stronger
7
And he went to his herds of kine, rejoicing in his wedlock.
Theocritus, Bion and Moschus, Rendered into English Prose
8
One hundred and six of the 709 were born out of wedlock.
Pushing to the Front
9
God had truly made that couple for wedlock in His leafy temple.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
10
They accept the worries of wedlock and will never know its joys.
Artists' Wives
11
When the firstborn, out-of-wedlock son is brought into the fold, everything changes.
Ebony
12
The difficulty for him is that he was born out of wedlock.
The Spinners
13
Better dare wreck or wedlock than sit here and talk about both.
Wandering Heath
14
Having a child out of wedlock used to be unthinkable for women.
Silence of the grave
15
But she didn't want to live with a man out of wedlock.
Amazing grace
16
Enter ye into wedlock, that after you someone may fill your place.
The Proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh
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