The ceremony, or the state, of marriage; matrimony.

A wife; a married woman.

To marry; to unite in marriage; to wed.

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"

Bring married couples together as a lock.

To be joined by marriage.

Being married. Has the same meaning as "matrimony." Used mostly to refer to illegitimate children as "born out of wedlock."

the state of being married. If a child is born "in wedlock," its parents were married at the time of its birth; if "out of wedlock," they were not married at the time of its birth.