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bridelock en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English brudlak, brudlac (“nuptuals”), from Old English brȳdlāc (“bridal, wedded condition, marriage ceremony”). By surface analysis, bride + -lock.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, uncountable) Marriage; marriage ceremony; nuptials.

Forms

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bridelaik alternative lexicographic

Relateds

wedlock