elopement
(noun) the act of running away with a lover (usually to get married)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
elopement (plural elopements)
The act of running away from home with a paramour.
The act of running away secretly for the purpose of getting married with one's intended spouse.
The act of running away from home (for any reason).
Source: Wiktionary
E*lope"ment, n.
Definition: The act of eloping; secret departure; -- said of a woman and a man, one or both, who run away from their homes for marriage or for cohabitation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 May 2024
(noun) a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
