Marriage and Pledge

Marriage

Marriage noun - A union representing a special kind of social and legal partnership between two people.

Usage example: some religions consider marriage a sacrament

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Pledge and marriage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pledge" instead a noun "Marriage".

Nearby Words: marry, married, marriageable

Pledge noun - Something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise.

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Marriage and pledge are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Marriage" instead a noun "Pledge".

Nearby Words: pledged, pledging, pledgee, pledger, pledget

Families may even pledge infant children in marriage pacts that cannot be concluded until many years later.

Source: Arranged Marriage
They are both shocked when Dwight tells them that because he's a justice of the peace and they made a verbal pledge in his presence, their marriage is real and legally binding.

Source: Accidental Marriage
Cue the Sun The Cutie: Lucy has three men ask for her hand in marriage in one day, and they then all pledge to protect and avenge her.

Source: Literature / Dracula

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