INTERMARRY

intermarry

(verb) marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

intermarry (third-person singular simple present intermarries, present participle intermarrying, simple past and past participle intermarried)

To marry a member of another group, social stratum, or religion.

To marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group.

Source: Wiktionary


In`ter*mar"ry, v. i.

Definition: To become connected by marriage between their members; to give and take mutually in marriage; -- said of families, ranks, castes, etc. About the middle of the fourth century from the building of Rome, it was declared lawful for nobles and plebeians to intermarry. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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