English Explanatory Dictionary

republican marriage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An alleged form of execution during the French Revolution in which a man and woman were tied together naked, exposed to public view for a time in this condition, and then stabbed, shot, or thrown into a body of water to drown.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of republican marriage.

Word forms

republican marriage republican marriages
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