Etymology

married

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Today it means: In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband. Full definition →

Middle English maried
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The story

  1. Middle English · derived frommarien“to marry”
  2. Middle English · inherited frommaried
  3. English todaymarried

From Middle English maried, imaried, mariet, past participle of Middle English marien (“to marry”), equivalent to marry + -ed.

Words from the same roots

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