marriageableadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈmarᵻdʒəbl/, U.S.

/ˈmɛrɪdʒəbəl/

Forms: 1500s–1600s mariageable, 1500s– marriageable, 1600s mariagable, 1900s– marrigable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: marriage n., -able suffix.

Etymology: < marriage n. + -able suffix. Compare earlier marriable adj.

A. adj.

1. Of a person (esp. of a woman): able to be married, esp. through being of a suitable age; considered to be a desirable potential spouse (because of wealth, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > fitness for marriage > [adjective]

marriable1440

wedlockable1558

marriageablea1575

weddable1611

ripe1616

a1575 N. Harpsfield Treat. Divorce Henry VIII (1878) (modernized text) 174 If you would tarry until they should be marriageable, you should be old women ere you married.

1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis iv. iv. 252 There were no Neighbour-Princes..which were marriageable.

1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors 70 As soon as their Maids become marriageable, they make several blew strakes in their faces.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 311. ¶1 I am the Father of a Young Heiress, whom I begin to look upon as Marriageable.

1792 M. Wollstonecraft Vindic. Rights Woman xiii. 428 They..passed their time..till they were brought into company as marriageable.

1841 E. Bulwer-Lytton Night & Morning I. i. Introd. Ch. 24 A certain squire..boasted two very pretty marriageable daughters.

1885 J. Payn Talk of Town II. 56 Your united ages scarcely make up that of a marriageable man.

1918 J. G. Frazer Folk-lore in Old Test. II. ii. vi. 98 It has become customary to call the marriageable cousins cross-cousins, because..the related parents are of opposite or cross sexes.

1947 W. Pennsylvania Hist. Mag. Mar.–June 22 There were few marriageable men left.

1983 E. Pizzey Watershed i. xix. 156 The catering was run very efficiently by a gaggle of marriageable debutantes.

2. Of a person's age or (formerly) of a person's qualities: befitting marriage or the married state.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > [adjective]

matrimonial1449

yoked1531

conjugal1545

geniala1547

marriageable1597

married1598

hymeneal1602

marital1603

hymenean1606

weddeda1616

matrimonious1645

connubial1656

gamical1660

hymenial1710

1597 J. Payne Royall Exchange 43 Wch mariageable tearmes..teacheth..husbands and wyves to be so lyncked in love as to lyve and love togethers most affectionatly.

1643 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce 19 It is most sure that some..are yet destitute of all other mariagable gifts.

1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 70 Twelve Years old, which the Spaniards count Marriageable.

1850 N. Hawthorne Scarlet Let. xxiv. 318 Little Pearl, at a marriageable period of her life, might have mingled her wild blood with the lineage of the devoutest Puritan among them all.

1888 A. Jessopp Coming of Friars v. 228 A..damsel..very near the marriageable age.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 289/2 As soon as she was of marriageable age..she was married to Æthelred.

1942 E. Ferber Saratoga Trunk (new ed.) vii. 116 That would be very inconvenient for a family whose daughter will be of marriageable age next season.

1976 A. Haley Roots (1977) xxvii. 116 These maidens of marriageable age—fourteen and fifteen—had scarcely a glance.

†3. Chiefly poetic. Of a vine, etc.: ready to embrace its supporting tree. Of a tree: ready to be embraced by the vine. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > management of plants > [adjective] > joined or fit to be

marriageable1663

married1712

1663 A. Cowley Ess. in Verse & Prose (1669) 9 Sometimes the beaut'ous Marriageable Vine He to the lusty Bridegroom Elm does joyn.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 217 They led the Vine To wed her Elm; she spous'd about him twines Her mariageable arms.

1824 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 16 2 The ruby clusters of Bacchus himself, glowing amidst the foliage of some tall marriageable elm.

†B. n.

A marriageable person. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > fitness for marriage > [noun] > marriageable person

marriageable1813

1813 Ld. Byron Let. 13 Mar. (1974) III. 25 Much good will the publication add to the rising marriageables of this innocent metropolis.

1826 T. Moore Mem. (1854) V. 49 Dined at Mrs. Branigan's: a children's party in the evening, with the intermixture of two or three rather pretty young marriageables.

Derivatives

ˈmarriageableness n. rare

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > fitness for marriage > [noun]

marriageableness1687

nubility1813

marriageability1868

1687 G. Miege Great French Dict. ii Marriageableness, âge d'être marié.

1890 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 19 368 My informants told me that the first three cicatrices were cut when the girl first menstruated, and consequently would indicate marriageableness.

1915 W. Cather Song of Lark iv. viii. 339 Among artists his position was not irregular, because with them his marriageableness was not an issue.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	marriageable
释义	marriageableadj.n. Brit. /ˈmarᵻdʒəbl/, U.S. /ˈmɛrɪdʒəbəl/ Forms: 1500s–1600s mariageable, 1500s– marriageable, 1600s mariagable, 1900s– marrigable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: marriage n., -able suffix. Etymology: < marriage n. + -able suffix. Compare earlier marriable adj. A. adj. 1. Of a person (esp. of a woman): able to be married, esp. through being of a suitable age; considered to be a desirable potential spouse (because of wealth, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > fitness for marriage > [adjective] marriable1440 wedlockable1558 marriageablea1575 weddable1611 ripe1616 a1575 N. Harpsfield Treat. Divorce Henry VIII (1878) (modernized text) 174 If you would tarry until they should be marriageable, you should be old women ere you married. 1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis iv. iv. 252 There were no Neighbour-Princes..which were marriageable. 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors 70 As soon as their Maids become marriageable, they make several blew strakes in their faces. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 311. ¶1 I am the Father of a Young Heiress, whom I begin to look upon as Marriageable. 1792 M. Wollstonecraft Vindic. Rights Woman xiii. 428 They..passed their time..till they were brought into company as marriageable. 1841 E. Bulwer-Lytton Night & Morning I. i. Introd. Ch. 24 A certain squire..boasted two very pretty marriageable daughters. 1885 J. Payn Talk of Town II. 56 Your united ages scarcely make up that of a marriageable man. 1918 J. G. Frazer Folk-lore in Old Test. II. ii. vi. 98 It has become customary to call the marriageable cousins cross-cousins, because..the related parents are of opposite or cross sexes. 1947 W. Pennsylvania Hist. Mag. Mar.–June 22 There were few marriageable men left. 1983 E. Pizzey Watershed i. xix. 156 The catering was run very efficiently by a gaggle of marriageable debutantes. 2. Of a person's age or (formerly) of a person's qualities: befitting marriage or the married state. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > [adjective] matrimonial1449 yoked1531 conjugal1545 geniala1547 marriageable1597 married1598 hymeneal1602 marital1603 hymenean1606 weddeda1616 matrimonious1645 connubial1656 gamical1660 hymenial1710 1597 J. Payne Royall Exchange 43 Wch mariageable tearmes..teacheth..husbands and wyves to be so lyncked in love as to lyve and love togethers most affectionatly. 1643 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce 19 It is most sure that some..are yet destitute of all other mariagable gifts. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 70 Twelve Years old, which the Spaniards count Marriageable. 1850 N. Hawthorne Scarlet Let. xxiv. 318 Little Pearl, at a marriageable period of her life, might have mingled her wild blood with the lineage of the devoutest Puritan among them all. 1888 A. Jessopp Coming of Friars v. 228 A..damsel..very near the marriageable age. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 289/2 As soon as she was of marriageable age..she was married to Æthelred. 1942 E. Ferber Saratoga Trunk (new ed.) vii. 116 That would be very inconvenient for a family whose daughter will be of marriageable age next season. 1976 A. Haley Roots (1977) xxvii. 116 These maidens of marriageable age—fourteen and fifteen—had scarcely a glance. †3. Chiefly poetic. Of a vine, etc.: ready to embrace its supporting tree. Of a tree: ready to be embraced by the vine. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > management of plants > [adjective] > joined or fit to be marriageable1663 married1712 1663 A. Cowley Ess. in Verse & Prose (1669) 9 Sometimes the beaut'ous Marriageable Vine He to the lusty Bridegroom Elm does joyn. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 217 They led the Vine To wed her Elm; she spous'd about him twines Her mariageable arms. View more context for this quotation 1824 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 16 2 The ruby clusters of Bacchus himself, glowing amidst the foliage of some tall marriageable elm. †B. n. A marriageable person. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > fitness for marriage > [noun] > marriageable person marriageable1813 1813 Ld. Byron Let. 13 Mar. (1974) III. 25 Much good will the publication add to the rising marriageables of this innocent metropolis. 1826 T. Moore Mem. (1854) V. 49 Dined at Mrs. Branigan's: a children's party in the evening, with the intermixture of two or three rather pretty young marriageables. Derivatives ˈmarriageableness n. rare ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > fitness for marriage > [noun] marriageableness1687 nubility1813 marriageability1868 1687 G. Miege Great French Dict. ii Marriageableness, âge d'être marié. 1890 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 19 368 My informants told me that the first three cicatrices were cut when the girl first menstruated, and consequently would indicate marriageableness. 1915 W. Cather Song of Lark iv. viii. 339 Among artists his position was not irregular, because with them his marriageableness was not an issue. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.a1575
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