Gretna Green marriage
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Gretna Green marriage
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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In 1827, at the Kent Assizes, a Gretna Green marriage was the subject of a curious trial before Mr Baron Hullock.
From Project Gutenberg
A Gretna Green marriage with an heiress, while he was yet a minor, is characteristic of his impetuous temperament, as is also a duel which he fought with a Mr Beaumont in 1820 during the heat of an election contest.
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