wedlock meaning

Noun: wedlock  wedlók

1. The state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
   - marriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship

Derived forms: wedlocks

Type of: marital status

Encyclopedia: Wedlock

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1. the fawleys were not made for wedlock.
2. though women are angels, yet wedlock's the devil
3. though women are angels, yet wedlock is the evil
4. age and wedlock we all desire and repent of
5. they laughed at her because she was born out of wedlock