morganatic

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Conceptos

morganático

Sinónimos

left-handed

plural

morganatical

Traducciones

morganatique

morganatisch

morganatico

μοργανατικός

morganàtic

morganaticus

morganatisch

dengi dengine olmayan

morganático

gaucher

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/mɔːɡəˈnætɪk/

Etimología (Inglés)

Cognado con inglés antiguo: 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).