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MORGANATIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does morganatic mean?
• MORGANATIC (adjective)
The adjective MORGANATIC has 1 sense:
1. (of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior
Familiarity information: MORGANATIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior
Synonyms:
left-handed; morganatic
Similar:
legitimate (of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful)
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