morganatic

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

left-handed

plural

morganatical

Translations

morganatique

morganatisch

morganático

morganatico

μοργανατικός

morganàtic

dengi dengine olmayan

morganatisch

gaucher

morganaticus

morganático

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɔːɡəˈnætɪk/

Etymology

Cognate with Old English: 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).