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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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