"morganatic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /mɔːɡəˈnætɪk/ [UK], /mɔɹɡəˈnætɪk/ [US]
Etymology: From New Latin morganāticus, from the Medieval Latin phrase mātrimōnium ad morganāticum, from Proto-Germanic *murgnagebō (“morning gift”) (whence Old English morgenġiefu). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|morganāticus}} New Latin morganāticus, {{der|en|ML.|-}} Medieval Latin, {{der|en|gem-pro|*murgnagebō||morning gift}} Proto-Germanic *murgnagebō (“morning gift”), {{cog|ang|morgenġiefu}} Old English morgenġiefu Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} morganatic (not comparable)
  1. Designating a marriage (or the wife involved) between a man of higher rank and a woman of lower rank, often having various legal repercussions (typically that such a wife has no claim on the husband's possessions or title). It was not an aspect of English law, but was common in other royal houses, especially in Germany. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: morganatically Translations (designating a marriage between a man of higher rank and a woman of lower rank): morganatique (French), morganatisch (German), morganatika (Ido), morganatico (Italian), morganaticus [Late-Latin] (Latin), morganático (Portuguese), морганати́ческий (morganatíčeskij) (Russian), morganático (Spanish), морганати́чний (morhanatýčnyj) (Ukrainian)

Alternative forms

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