morganatic

Significat (Anglès)

Designating a marriage (or the wife involved) between a man of higher rank and a woman of lower rank, often having various legal repercussions (typically that such a wife has no claim on the husband's possessions or title). It was not an aspect of English law, but was common in other royal houses, especially in Germany.

Conceptes

morganàtic

Sinònims

left-handed

plural

morganatical

Traduccions

morganatique

morganatisch

morganático

morganatico

μοργανατικός

dengi dengine olmayan

gaucher

morganaticus

morganático

morganatisch

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/mɔːɡəˈnætɪk/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb anglès antic: morgenġiefu

In summary

From New Latin morganāticus, from the Medieval Latin phrase mātrimōnium ad morganāticum, from Proto-Germanic *murgnagebō (“morning gift”) (whence Old English morgenġiefu).