marriage > define

noun

• The state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce. )
  • usage: "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"
  • synonyms: matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlock
• Two people who are married to each other.
  • usage: "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love"
  • synonyms: married couple, man and wife
• The act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony.
  • usage: "their marriage was conducted in the chapel"
  • synonyms: wedding, marriage ceremony
• A close and intimate union.
  • usage: "the marriage of music and dance"; "a marriage of ideas"

• (v.t.) A feast made on the occasion of a marriage.
• (v.t.) The act of marrying or the state of being married; legal union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony.
• (v.t.) Any intimate or close union.
• (v.t.) The marriage vow or contract.
• (n.) In bezique, penuchle, and similar games at cards, the combination of a king and queen of the same suit. If of the trump suit, it is called a royal marriage.