Marriage

n.
  1. The act of marrying, or the state of being married; legal union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony.
  2. The marriage vow or contract.
  3. A feast made on the occasion of a marriage.
  4. Any intimate or close union.
  5. In pinochle, bézique, and similar games at cards, the combination of a king and queen of the same suit. If of the trump suit, it is called a royal marriage.
    6. Marriage brokage
    1. The business of bringing about marriages
    2. The payment made or demanded for the procurement of a marriage.
    Marriage favors ,
    knots of white ribbons, or bunches of white flowers, worn at weddings.
    Marriage settlement (Law),
    a settlement of property in view, and in consideration, of marriage.