morganaticallyadv.
/ˌmɔːɡəˈnatᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌmɔrɡəˈnædək(ə)li/ According to or by a morganatic arrangement, agreement, or contract of marriage.
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morganatically1855
1855 J. Ogilvie Suppl. Imperial Dict. Morganatically, relating to a morganatic alliance; as, they were married morganatically.
1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 11 Aug. 11/1 The well-known Rosina, whom it is said he has married morganatically,..also has her civil list.
1895 Daily News 29 May 6/4 Elizabeth, Princess of Saxony, who after the death in 1855 of her first husband, was morganatically married..to the Marquis de Rapallo.
1921 L. Strachey Queen Victoria i. 1 Prince Augustus was already married, morganatically, but she did not know it, and he did not tell her.
1993 Daily Tel. 6 July 16/5 The Austrian difficulty..was happily solved..by letting Archduke Franz Ferdinand marry his Countess Chotek morganatically.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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