#wedlock__marriage__matrimony__union state of being husband and wife; "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"
supertype: marital_status the condition of being married or unmarried
subtype: bigamy.wedlock having more than one spouse at a time
subtype: common-law_marriage a marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremony
subtype: endogamy__intermarriage__inmarriage marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
subtype: exogamy__intermarriage marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
subtype: marriage_of_convenience a marriage for expediency rather than love
subtype: misalliance an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)
subtype: mesalliance a marriage with a person of inferior social status
subtype: monandry having one husband at a time
subtype: monogamy__monogamousness__monogyny having one wife at a time
subtype: serial_monogamy a succession of short monogamous relationships (as by someone who undergoes multiple divorces)
subtype: open_marriage a marriage in which each partner is free to enter into extraneous sexual relationships without guilt or jealousy from the other
subtype: polyandry having more than one husband at a time
subtype: polygamy__polygyny having more than one wife at a time
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