Francis Ferdinand's marriage was a morganatic alliance, and in consequence of a declaration which he made when contracting it, his children do not inherit his rights to the Austrian crown.
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Morganatic
/mɔɹɡəˈnætɪk/
Synonyms for "morganatic" (7 found)
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Adjective(2 words)
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Adjective(2 words)
private arrangementrank-differentiated
Related words (3)
Adjective(3 words)
unequal allianceunequal rankunofficial partnership
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4 entriesadjective of marriagefigurative usagemarital termmetaphorical expression
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4 entriesinformal alliancemorganatic marriagemorganatic unionprivate arrangement
Collocations
5 entriesmorganatic inheritancemorganatic marriagemorganatic spousemorganatic statusmorganatic wife
Inflections
2 entriesmore morganaticmost morganatic
Derivations
2 entriesmorganatic marriagemorganatically
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1 entriesSample sentences
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we have this day repudiated our former spouse and have bestowed our royal hand upon the princess Selene, the splendour of the night. (The former morganatic spouse of Bloom is hastily removed in the Black Maria.)
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Because of her noble birth, she bitterly resented her position as a morganatic wife.
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Louis's association with the pious widow, Madame de Maintenon (with whom he contracted a morganatic marriage in 1684) had led to a new tone of piety, even prudery, at court.
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