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
CajsaKIE-sahSwedish
Koresh-Biblical Hebrew
Shahriar-Persian
Kiril-Bulgarian, Macedonian
Quinn[kwin]
Pitambar-Indian, Hindi