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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mor•ga•nat•ic (môr′gə nat′ik),USA pronunciation adj. - of or pertaining to a form of marriage in which a person of high rank, as a member of the nobility, marries someone of lower station with the stipulation that neither the low-ranking spouse nor their children, if any, will have any claim to the titles or entailed property of the high-ranking partner.
- Neo-Latin morganāticus (adjective, adjectival), for Medieval Latin phrase (mātrimōnium) ad morganāticam (marriage) to the extent of morning-gift (morganātica representing Gmc *morgangeba (feminine); compare Old English morgengiefu gift from husband to wife on day after wedding)
- 1720–30
mor′ga•nat′i•cal•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: morganatic /ˌmɔːɡəˈnætɪk/ adj - of or designating a marriage between a person of high rank and a person of low rank, by which the latter is not elevated to the higher rank and any issue have no rights to the succession of the higher party's titles, property, etc
Etymology: 18th Century: from the Medieval Latin phrase mātrimōnium ad morganāticum marriage based on the morning-gift (a token present after consummation representing the husband's only liability); morganātica, ultimately from Old High German morgan morning; compare Old English morgengiefu morning-giftˌmorgaˈnatically adv |