white marriage



white marriage

A marriage that has not been consummated. This phrase is perhaps better known as its French counterpart, "mariage blanc." Due to my husband's serious illness, we have had to have a white marriage.
See also: marriage, white

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TammyTAM-eeEnglish
Alkibiades-Ancient Greek
RefİK-Turkish
DannyDAN-eeEnglish
TaniaTAHN-yə (English), TAN-yə (English), TAH-nyah (Italian)English, Italian
ÉVrard-French