wedlock
/ˈwedlɒk/noun
mass noun
- the state of being married已婚状态。
短语
born in（或out of）wedlock
- born of married (or unmarried) parents婚生的（非婚生的）。
词源
late Old English wedlāc 'marriage vow'， from wed 'pledge' （related to WED） + the suffix -lāc (denoting action).