morganatic
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of morganatic
1720–30; < New Latin morganāticus (adj.), for Medieval Latin phrase ( mātrimōnium ) ad morganāticam (marriage) to the extent of morning-gift ( morganātica representing Germanic *morgangeba (feminine); compare Old English morgengiefu gift from husband to wife on day after wedding)
Example Sentences
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Edward proposed to the idea of a morganatic marriage in which Simpson would not become queen consort and their potential children would be barred from inheriting the throne following his death but was ultimately unsuccessful.
From Fox News • May 16, 2020
The King proposed a morganatic marriage - in which he would be King but she not the Queen - but it was rejected by the prime minister and other Commonwealth governments.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2017
The marriage was morganatic; i.e., neither Mary Liliane nor any of her children could aspire to royal standing.
From Time Magazine Archive
A London auctioneer this week will hawk some love letters written by England's King George IV, most of them quilled to Maria Anne Fitzherbert, a widow six years his senior, who became his morganatic wife.
From Time Magazine Archive
“But a young man who only knows how to get cheered …” He was really furious, the first time a remark was dropped about morganatic marriage.
From Royal Highness by Mann, Thomas
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