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
Sopheap-Khmer
Stina-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
PellePEL-leSwedish
Noella-French
Marie['mɑ:ri(:)]
Beracha-Hebrew