bridelock

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noun

Marriage; marriage ceremony; nuptials.

OriginMiddle English brudlak ← Old English brȳdlāc →
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Meanings

nounbridelock (uncountable)

alternative bridelaik

  1. obsoleteuncountableMarriage; marriage ceremony; nuptials.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbrȳdlāc“bridal, wedded condition, marriage ceremony”
  2. Middle Englishbrudlak
  3. Englishbridelock

From Middle English brudlak, brudlac (“nuptuals”), from Old English brȳdlāc (“bridal, wedded condition, marriage ceremony”). By surface analysis, bride + -lock.

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APA

bridelock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bridelock

MLA

“bridelock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bridelock. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bridelock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bridelock.

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