…the formal union of a man and a woman, typically as recognized by law, by which they become husband and wife…
…the formal union of a man and a woman, typically as recognized by law, by which they become husband and wife…
…(in some jurisdictions) the legally recognized union between partners of the same sex…
…a marriage or relationship in which both partners agree that each may have sexual relations with others…
…a marriage solemnized as a civil contract without religious ceremony…
…(in a culture where arranged marriages are customary) a person who arranges marriages for a fee…
…an establishment which arranges introductions between people who want to get married…
…a marriage planned and agreed by the families or guardians of the couple concerned…
…(in the UK) counselling of married couples who have problems in their relationship…
…a licence which couples must obtain before getting married, except in civil marriage by certificate or church marriage authorized by the publication of banns…
…an enforced or hurried wedding, especially because the bride is pregnant…
…a short-lived first marriage between young adults, viewed as a form of preparation for a subsequent, more lasting one with different partners…
…a copy of the record of a legal marriage, with details of names, date, etc.…
…a legal arrangement by which property is given or secured when a couple get married…
…a marriage that is arranged for practical, financial, or political reasons…
…a ceremony formerly held on Ascension Day in Venice to symbolize the city’s sea power, during which the doge dropped a ring into the water from his official barge…
…marriage between people of different races, castes, or religions…
