mé|sal|li|ance

mé|sal|li|ance
mé|sal|li|ance «may ZAL ee uhns; French may za lyahnS», noun.
marriage with a person of lower social position; misalliance.
[< French mésalliance < mes- mis- + Old French alliance alliance]

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  • Mesalliance — Mes|al|liance auch: Me|sal|liance 〈[ mezaljã:s] f. 19; veraltet〉 = Missheirat [<frz. mésalliance] * * * Me|s|al|li|ance [meza li̯ã:s ], die; , n […sn̩] [frz. mésalliance, zu: mé(s) = miss , un u. alliance = Verbindung, Ehe, ↑ Allianz] …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Mesalliance — Mes|al|li|ance auch: Me|sal|li|ance 〈 [mezaljã:s] f.; Gen.: , Pl.: n〉 1. Heirat zwischen Personen ungleichen Standes, Missheirat 2. ungeeignete Verbindung [Etym.: <frz. mésalliance] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • M'esalliance — M[ e] sal li ance , n. [F.] A marriage with a person of inferior social position; a misalliance. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Salliance — Sal li*ance, n. Salience. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mesalliance — Me|sal|li|ance* [meza li̯ã:s] die; , n [...sn̩] <aus gleichbed. fr. mésalliance zu més »miss , un « u. alliance »Verbindung, Ehe«; vgl. ↑Allianz>: 1. nicht standesgemäße Ehe; Ehe zwischen Partnern ungleicher sozialer Herkunft. 2.… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • mésalliance — mé•sal•li•ance [[t]ˌmeɪ zəˈlaɪ əns, zælˈyɑ̃s[/t]] n. pl. li•anc•es [[t] ˈlaɪ ən sɪz, zælˈyɑ̃s[/t]] cvb a marriage with someone who is considered socially inferior; misalliance • Etymology: 1775–85; < F; see mis I, alliance …   From formal English to slang

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