wedlock

n.
The state of being married; matrimony.

idiom:

out of wedlock

1. Of parents not legally married to each other: born out of wedlock.

[Middle English wedlocke, from Old English wedlāc : wedd, pledge + -lāc, n. suff. expressing activity.]

noun

The state of being united as husband and wife: conjugality, connubiality, marriage, matrimony. See marriage/unmarried.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: state of being husband and wife
  Synonyms: marriage, matrimony, union

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ægteskab, ægtestand

idioms:

• born in wedlock    født indenfor ægteskab
• born out of wedlock    født udenfor ægteskab

Nederlands (Dutch)
huwelijkse staat (on)wettig kind

Français (French)
n. - mariage

idioms:

• born in wedlock    naître de parents mariés
• born out of wedlock    naître de parents non mariés

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ehestand

idioms:

• born in wedlock    ehelich geboren
• born out of wedlock    unehelich geboren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γάμος, παντρειά, έγγαμος βίος

idioms:

• born in wedlock    νόμιμο παιδί
• born out of wedlock    εξώγαμος, νόθος, μπάσταρδος

Italiano (Italian)
stato coniugale

idioms:

• born out of/in wedlock    figlio illegittimo/ legittimo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - casamento (m)

idioms:

• born out of/in wedlock    filho ilegítimo/legítimo

Русский (Russian)
брак, супружеская жизнь

idioms:

• born out of/in wedlock    рожденный вне брака/в браке

Español (Spanish)
n. - matrimonio, vida conyugal, estado matrimonial, connubio

idioms:

• born in wedlock    hijo nacido dentro del matrimonio, hijo legítimo
• born out of wedlock    nacido fuera del matrimonio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - äktenskap, äkta stånd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
结婚生活, 婚姻结婚的状态

idioms:

• born in wedlock    婚生
• born out of wedlock    非婚生

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 結婚生活, 婚姻結婚的狀態

idioms:

• born in wedlock    婚生
• born out of wedlock    非婚生

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 결혼 생활, 혼인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 婚姻関係, 結婚生活

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الزواج, الزوجيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נישואין‬

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