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Question: What does Wedlock mean?
Answer: Wedlock is another term for marriage. Being in' wedlock means two people are joined in marriage.
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On 01/05/02
:-) from CA said:
WED-LOCK > WEDDED-LOCKED > WEDDING-LOCKING > LOCKED BY WEDDING > MARRIED
LOCKED, TIED BY WEDDING, MARRIED.
A man and a woman tied into a responsible relationship by wedding; called marriage, or (now I learned) wedlock.
But here is another thing I learned...
Idiom:
out of wedlock
Of parents not legally married to each other: born out of wedlock.
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