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born in wedlock — ► born in (or out of) wedlock born of married (or unmarried) parents. Main Entry: ↑wedlock … English terms dictionary
born in wedlock — born in (or out of) wedlock born of married (or unmarried) parents … Useful english dictionary
wedlock — [[t]we̱dlɒk[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Wedlock is the state of being married. [OLD FASHIONED] Syn: marriage 2) PHRASE: PHR after v If a baby is born in wedlock, it is born while its parents are married. If it is born out of wedlock, it is born at a time… … English dictionary
born out of wedlock — {adj. phr.} Born to parents who are not married to each other; without legal parents. * /Sometimes when a married couple can t have children, they adopt a child who was born out of wedlock./ * /Today we no longer make fun of children born out of… … Dictionary of American idioms
born out of wedlock — {adj. phr.} Born to parents who are not married to each other; without legal parents. * /Sometimes when a married couple can t have children, they adopt a child who was born out of wedlock./ * /Today we no longer make fun of children born out of… … Dictionary of American idioms
wedlock — ► NOUN ▪ the state of being married. ● born in (or out of) wedlock Cf. ↑born out of wedlock ORIGIN Old English, «marriage vow» … English terms dictionary
born in (or out of) wedlock — born of married (or unmarried) parents. → wedlock … English new terms dictionary
born out of wedlock — ► born in (or out of) wedlock born of married (or unmarried) parents. Main Entry: ↑wedlock … English terms dictionary
born out of wedlock — born outside of a marriage, born to two people who are not married to each other … English contemporary dictionary
born out of wedlock — Born to an unmarried female; born to a married female but begotten during the continuance of the marriage status by one other than her husband. State v Coliton, 73 ND 582, 17 NW2d 546, 156 ALR 1403. Anno: 156 ALR 1411 … Ballentine's law dictionary
