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mésalliance
[ mey-zuh-lahy-uhns, mey-zal-ee-uhns; French mey-zal-yahns ]
noun
, plural mé·sal·li·anc·es [mey-z, uh, -, lahy, -, uh, n-siz, mey-, zal, -ee-, uh, n-siz, mey-z, a, l-, yahns].
- a marriage with someone who is considered socially inferior; misalliance.
mésalliance
/ mezaljɑ̃s; mɛˈzælɪəns /
noun
- marriage with a person of lower social status
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mésalliance1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mésalliance1
C18: from French: misalliance
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Example Sentences
There are some families which would not admit, even for so great a fortune, a mésalliance, but they are few.
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I am joyous,—yes, very joyous,—for I have been brave enough to save the man I love from a mésalliance.
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In certain circumstances he might have found his advantage in fostering such a mésalliance.
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I have already had the honor to tell you that my father made a mésalliance, and married his housekeeper.
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I can scarcely imagine a present-day Petherton contracting such a mésalliance.
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