MISALLIANCES

Noun

misalliances

plural of misalliance

Source: Wiktionary


MISALLIANCE

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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