White-marriage Definition

noun

(idiomatic) An unconsummated marriage.

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Other Word Forms of White-marriage

Noun

Singular:
white-marriage
Plural:
white-marriages

Origin of White-marriage

  • Calque of French mariage blanc. "White" may be an allusion to the absence of hymenal blood on the couple's sheets.

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