wed‧lock /ˈwedlɒk $ -lɑːk/
noun [uncountable] old use[
Language: Old English;
Origin: wedlac, from wedd 'something given to show that a promise will be kept' + -lac 'actions, activity']
1. born out of wedlock if a child is born out of wedlock, its parents are not married when it is born
2. the state of being married
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