Student Compendium Marriage

Marriage

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Marriage

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Marriage words alphabetical

Word	Explanation
affianced	Engaged to be married betrothed
alimony	Payment of money allowed to a wife on legal separation from her husband
banns	Proclamation of intended marriage
bigamist	One who marries a second wife or husband while the legal spouse is alive
celibate	One vowed to a single or unmarried life
divorce	Legal dissolution of the marriage of husband and wife
dowry	The property which a wife brings to her husband on marriage
elope	To run away with a lover in order to get married secretly
fiance, fiancee	One engaged to be married
misogamist	A hater of marriage
monogamist	One who has only one wife or husband at a time
orphan	A child whose parents are dead
polygamist	One who has more than one wife or husband at a time
trousseau	A bride's outfit
widow	A woman whose husband is dead
widower	A man whose wife is dead

Marriage by description

Description	Word
One who has only one wife or husband at a time	monogamist
One who marries a second wife or husband while the legal spouse is alive	bigamist
One who has more than one wife or husband at a time	polygamist
A hater of marriage	misogamist
One vowed to a single or unmarried life	celibate
Legal dissolution of the marriage of husband and wife	divorce
Payment of money allowed to a wife on legal separation from her husband	alimony
A man whose wife is dead	widower
A woman whose husband is dead	widow
A child whose parents are dead	orphan
The property which a wife brings to her husband on marriage	dowry
One engaged to be married	fiance, fiancee
Engaged to be married betrothed	affianced
A bride's outfit	trousseau
Proclamation of intended	marriage banns
To run away with a lover in order to get married secretly	elope

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

Wedding Anniversaries are social events. Here is a complete list of Wedding Anniversaries appropriately named. Those not named are usually giftless Anniversaries. Gifts presented to the celebrating couple by their friends are usually made of materials corresponding to the name of the Anniversary.

Year Event

1st year— Paper

2nd year— Calico

3rd year— Leather

4th year—

Silk or Book, fruit or flowers

5th year— Wood

6th year— Iron

7th year— Copper or Brass

8th year— Bronze

9th year— Pottery

10th year— Tin

11th year— Steel

12th year— Linen

13 th year— Lace

14th year— Ivory

15th year— Crystal

20th year— Chinaware

25th year— Silver Wedding Anniversary

30th year— Pearls

35th year— Coral and Jade

40th year— Ruby

45th year— Sapphire

50th year— Golden Wedding Anniversary

55th year— Emerald

60th year— Diamond Wedding Anniversary

Year	Event
1st year—	Paper
2nd year—	Calico
3rd year—	Leather
4th year—	Silk or Book, fruit or flowers
5th year—	Wood
6th year—	Iron
7th year—	Copper or Brass
8th year—	Bronze
9th year—	Pottery
10th year—	Tin
11th year—	Steel
12th year—	Linen
13 th year—	Lace
14th year—	Ivory
15th year—	Crystal
20th year—	Chinaware
25th year—	Silver Wedding Anniversary
30th year—	Pearls
35th year—	Coral and Jade
40th year—	Ruby
45th year—	Sapphire
50th year—	Golden Wedding Anniversary
55th year—	Emerald
60th year—	Diamond Wedding Anniversary

resources

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