- morganatic marriage
- Under the law of some countries, a man's marriage to a woman of lower rank who does not share his rank nor enjoy full legal rights as a wife.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
morganatic marriage
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marriage — Legal union of one man and one woman as husband and wife. Singer v. Kara, 11 Wash.App. 247, 522 P.2d 1187, 1193. Marriage, as distinguished from the agreement to marry and from the act of becoming married, is the legal status, condition, or… … Black's law dictionary
