About The Word Misalliance

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Misalliance

Misalliance Meaning & Definition
Misalliance Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Misalliance?

[n] an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Misalliance:

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See Also | marriage | matrimony | mesalliance | union | wedlock

Misalliance In Webster's Dictionary

\Mis`al*li"ance\, n. [F. m['e]salliance.] A marriage with a person of inferior rank or social station; an improper alliance; a mesalliance. A Leigh had made a misalliance, and blushed A Howard should know it. --Mrs. Browning.

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