Bridelock

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Marriage; marriage ceremony; nuptials. obsolete, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English brudlak, brudlac (“nuptuals”), from Old English brȳdlāc (“bridal, wedded condition, marriage ceremony”). By surface analysis, bride + -lock.

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