Joined in wedlock; living in the married state.
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释义 | society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > [adjective] (22) wedded?a800 Joined in wedlock; living in the married state. spousedc1300 Married, wedded; joined in marriage; given as a spouse (literal and figurative); (also) betrothed, engaged; = espoused, adj. In later use also… weda1400 = wedded, adj. marriedc1400 United to another person in marriage. Cf. new-married, adj. boundenc1426 Tied with the bonds of matrimony. Obsolete. conjugate1471 Joined together, esp. in a pair, coupled; connected, related. (In quot. 1552 = united in marriage.) nuptial?1585 Joined in matrimony; married, wedded. Obsolete. rare. yoked1607 Of a plough, cart, etc.: fitted with a yoke; having a draught animal or animals attached by means of a yoke. Of a draught animal or animals… continuous1642 figurative. Obsolete. wedlock-bound1667 bound in marriage. coupled1672 Joined in marriage. conjugated1690 = conjugate, adj. in various senses. partnered1775 Involving a partner or a partnership; that has a partner, married. mated1821 Married; matched, paired. Chiefly as the second element in compounds, as ill-, well-mated, etc. (for more established compounds see the first… attached1898 Of a person: married or involved in a romantic relationship. Cf. unattached, adj. 4a. Subcategories:— legally married (1) — relating to or characteristic of married persons (2) — like elderly married couple (1) — relating to a husband or wife (2) — not like spouse (1) |
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