单词 | remarriage |
释义 | remarriagen. 1. A second or subsequent marriage: (a) between people whose first marriage to each other ended in divorce or annulment, or was secret or questionably valid; (b) between a widow or widower, or a person whose first marriage ended in divorce or annulment, and a new spouse. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > remarriage > [noun] bigamya1450 remarriage1620 superinduction?c1622 digamy1635 deuterogamy1656 1620 Bp. J. Hall Honor Married Clergie i. xviii. 101 The Iewes, with whom Polygamie and re-marriages, after vniust diuorces, were in ordinarie vse. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1679 (1955) IV. 184 Was this evening at the remarriage of the Dutchesse of Grafton to the Duke. 1710 D. Jones Compl. Hist. Europe 1709 419 Elizabeth, Sister of the said Thomas Pride and her remarriage with William Sherwin Esq. 1794 N. E. Kindersley tr. Hist. Nella-Rajah in Specimens Hindoo Lit. 305 They artfully managed to direct the discourse to the intended remarriage of Tummai-untee. 1815 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 61 A re-marriage..between their royal highnesses the duke and duchess of Cumberland. 1854 C. Dodgson Tertullian (ed. 2) I. 447 S. Hilary..takes the same side, on the ground of pollution to the husband, without saying anything as to a re-marriage. 1927 M. E. Chase Thomas Hardy Serial to Novel 60 Henchard's remarriage to his wife is known in the serial as a reinstallation; in the book as a reinstation. 1968 B. Q. Madison Social Welfare in Soviet Union i. v. 72 Current regulations have led to evasions in the form of de facto divorces and unregistered remarriages, rather than to greater family stability among persons who are legally married. 2002 S. Foley et al. Sex Matters for Women i. ii. 63 Women with children often report that sex in a remarriage can fade quickly if they try to make this new relationship mimic the early days of their first marriage. 2. The action of getting married again, either to the same or a different person. ΚΠ 1673 C. Wolseley (title) The case of divorce and re-marriage thereupon discussed by a reverend prelate of the Church of England. 1753 R. Shiels & T. Cibber Lives Poets Great Brit. & Irel. I. 252 He was by divers of his friends perswaded to remarriage. 1801 Gentleman's Mag. May 430/2 But what is to be understood of the liberty of re-marriage? 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. II. 501 On the death of Jane Seymour, the council urged immediate remarriage on the king. 1892 Ld. Tennyson Akbar's Dream note Akbar ordained that remarriage was lawful. 1968 J. L. Baer Single Girl Goes to Town 117 Don't let yourself be the rebound girl. If you see he's not yet ready for remarriage, let the relationship cool off for a few months. 1996 J. Morgan Debrett's New Guide Etiquette & Mod. Manners 87 Although Britain has a long way to go before equalling the American enthusiasm for serial matrimony, remarriage is an everyday rite of passage of modern life. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1620 |
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