morganatic

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

morganatisch

Synoniemen

left-handed

plural

morganatical

Vertalingen

morganatique

morganático

morganatico

μοργανατικός

morganàtic

morganaticus

dengi dengine olmayan

morganático

morganatisch

gaucher

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/mɔːɡəˈnætɪk/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Oudengels: 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).