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
Laura['lɔ:rə]
NormNORMEnglish
Delayahu-Biblical Hebrew
Gavrila-Romanian
Pankratios-Ancient Greek
Rosannaro-ZAHN-nah (Italian), ro-ZAN-ə (English)Italian, English