MISALLIANCE

misalliance

(noun) an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

misalliance (plural misalliances)

An unsuitable alliance, especially an unsuitable marriage. [from 18th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Mis`al*li"ance, n. Etym: [F. mésalliance.]

Definition: A marriage with a person of inferior rank or social station; an improper alliance; a mesalliance. A Leigh had made a misalliance, and blushed A Howard should know it. Mrs. Browning.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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