Marriage
31MARRIAGE — The social structure of Mesopotamian society was patriarchal, but women were not considered the legal property of males. They could own property and engage in business in their own right. Marriage in Mesopotamia was the socially sanctioned… …
32marriage — noun 1 (C) the relationship between two people who are married: They have a very happy marriage. | One in three marriages ends in divorce. 2 (U) the state of being married: My parents disapprove of sex before marriage. 3 (C) the ceremony in which …
33marriage — An institution; the foundation of the family and of society. 35 Am J1st Mar § 8. The status or relation of a man and a woman legally united as husband and wife. Baker v State, 86 Neb 775, 126 NW 300. A personal relation arising out of a civil… …
34marriage — noun Etymology: Middle English mariage, from Anglo French, from marier to marry Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by… …
35Marriage — Although marriage undoubtedly existed in ancient Egypt, there is no evidence of any marriage ceremonies, and it may be that a couple merely declared their intention and lived together. It is probable that there was a family celebration of some …
36MARRIAGE — The clearest visual evidence for the state of marriage is the repeated association of single man and single woman in the context of death. The most famous example is a terracotta sarcophagus depicting a couple from about 530 to 520 BC from the …
37marriage — noun 1) a proposal of marriage Syn: (holy) matrimony, wedlock 2) the marriage took place at St. Margaret s Syn: wedding, wedding ceremony, marriage ceremony, nuptials, union Ant: divorce …
38Marriage — This intriguing and picturesque name is of medieval English origin and is a locational name, either from Marrick in Yorkshire, which was first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Marige and in the Feet of Fines of 1240 as marrig , or from a… …
39marriage — noun 1》 the formal union of a man and a woman, typically as recognized by law, by which they become husband and wife. 2》 a combination of elements. Phrases by marriage as a result of a marriage. in marriage as husband or wife. Origin ME: from OFr …
40marriage — noun 1) a proposal of marriage Syn: matrimony, wedlock 2) the marriage took place at St Margaret s Syn: wedding, wedding ceremony, nuptials, union, match 3) a marriage of jazz, pop, and gospel …
