marriage brokage

marriage brokage
noun

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marriage brokerage or marriage brokage,
the business of a marriage broker.

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  • Marriage brokage — Marriage Mar riage, n. [OE. mariage, F. mariage. See {Marry}, v. t.] 1. The act of marrying, or the state of being married; legal union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony. [1913 Webster] Marriage is honorable… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Marriage favors — Marriage Mar riage, n. [OE. mariage, F. mariage. See {Marry}, v. t.] 1. The act of marrying, or the state of being married; legal union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony. [1913 Webster] Marriage is honorable… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Marriage settlement — Marriage Mar riage, n. [OE. mariage, F. mariage. See {Marry}, v. t.] 1. The act of marrying, or the state of being married; legal union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony. [1913 Webster] Marriage is honorable… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • marriage brokerage — noun a business that arranges marriage contracts • Syn: ↑marriage mart • Hypernyms: ↑brokerage, ↑brokerage firm, ↑securities firm * * * noun also marriage brokage …   Useful english dictionary

  • royal marriage — Marriage Mar riage, n. [OE. mariage, F. mariage. See {Marry}, v. t.] 1. The act of marrying, or the state of being married; legal union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony. [1913 Webster] Marriage is honorable… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Schatchen — Schat chen, n. [Yiddish, fr. NHeb. shadkh[=a]n, fr. sh[=a]dakh to bring about a marriage, orig., to persuade.] A person whose business is marriage brokage; a marriage broker, esp. among certain Jews. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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