Associations to the word «Wedlock»

Wiktionary

WEDLOCK, noun. The state of being married; matrimony.
WEDLOCK, noun. (obsolete) A wife; a married woman.

Dictionary definition

WEDLOCK, noun. The state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.