"take to wife" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: takes to wife [present, singular, third-person], taking to wife [participle, present], took to wife [past], taken to wife [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> to wife}} take to wife (third-person singular simple present takes to wife, present participle taking to wife, simple past took to wife, past participle taken to wife)
  1. (transitive) To marry (a specific woman). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-take_to_wife-en-verb-vainb47n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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