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
Dipali-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
France-French
SuzieSOO-zeeEnglish
BudBUDEnglish
Klementina-Slovene, Croatian
Joanne[dʒəu'æn]