marriage lines

noun

A marriage certificate.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of marriage line
nounmarriage lines pl (plural only)
  1. UKpluralplural onlyA marriage certificate.

    Then, after the usual Quaker custom, everyone present signed the marriage lines as a witness.

    1939, John Bakeless, Daniel Boone: Master of the Wilderness, →ISBN, page 7
    2 more examples

    The traditional version of the story continues that Baabie Pitcairn ran to the body, stooped over it and took a paper from the inside pocket – her marriage lines.

    2012, Marsali Taylor, The Story of Busta House, →ISBN, page 19

    But the loss of their marriage lines did not make writing to Mercy any easier, and he decided to write the letter to his mother first.

    2013, Jane Aiken Hodge, Wide is the Water, →ISBN
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APA

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Chicago

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