English Explanatory Dictionary

bridelock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Marriage; marriage ceremony; nuptials.

Word forms

bridelock bridelaik

Etymology

From Middle English brudlak, brudlac (“nuptuals”), from Old English brȳdlāc (“bridal, wedded condition, marriage ceremony”). By surface analysis, bride + -lock.

Related words

wedlock
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