out of a wedlock
1wedlock — ► NOUN ▪ the state of being married. ● born in (or out of) wedlock Cf. ↑born out of wedlock ORIGIN Old English, «marriage vow» …
2wedlock — n. 1) to join in wedlock 2) out of wedlock (born out of wedlock) * * * [ wedlɒk] to join in wedlock out of wedlock (born out of wedlock) …
3wedlock — wed|lock [ˈwedlɔk US la:k] n [U] old use [: Old English; Origin: wedlac, from wedd something given to show that a promise will be kept + lac actions, activity ] 1.) born out of wedlock if a child is born out of wedlock, its parents are not… …
4wedlock — wed|lock [ wed,lak ] noun uncount OLD FASHIONED the state of being married: in/out of wedlock: He was born out of wedlock (=his parents were not married) …
5wedlock — noun (U) old use 1 born out of wedlock if a child is born out of wedlock, its parents are not married when it is born 2 the state of being married …
6wedlock — UK [ˈwedˌlɒk] / US [ˈwedˌlɑk] noun [uncountable] old fashioned the state of being married in/out of wedlock: He was born out of wedlock (= his parents were not married) …
7wedlock — [[t]we̱dlɒk[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Wedlock is the state of being married. [OLD FASHIONED] Syn: marriage 2) PHRASE: PHR after v If a baby is born in wedlock, it is born while its parents are married. If it is born out of wedlock, it is born at a time… …
8wedlock — wed•lock [[t]ˈwɛdˌlɒk[/t]] n. the state of marriage; matrimony: joined in wedlock; born out of wedlock[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 1100; ME wedlok, OE wedlāc lit., a pledging =wed pledge (see wed) + lāc verbal n. suffix …
9out of wedlock — See: BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK …
10out of wedlock — See: BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK …
