Meanings
nounFleet marriage (plural Fleet marriages)
plural Fleet marriages
- UKhistoricalAn irregular or clandestine marriage taking place in Fleet Prison, London, England, before the Marriage Act came into force in 1754.
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Fleet marriage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fleet%20marriage
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“Fleet marriage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fleet%20marriage. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fleet marriage,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fleet%20marriage.
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