Meanings
adverbtill death do us part (not comparable)
alternative till death us do part · alternative obsolete till death us depart
Origin
Originates from the 1549 Book of Common Prayer, with the original wording being "till death us depart" (using the obsolete “to separate, part” sense of depart).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic حَتَّى الْمَوْت عَلَيْنَا الْجُزْء
- حَتَّى الْمَوْت عَلَيْنَا الْجُزْء (ḥattā l-mawt ʕalaynā l-juzʔ)phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
Czech dokud nás smrt nerozdělí
- dokud nás smrt nerozdělíphrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
Danish til døden skiller os ad
- til døden skiller os adphrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
Dutch tot de dood ons scheidt
- tot de dood ons scheidtphrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
Finnish kunnes kuolema meidät erottaa
- kunnes kuolema meidät erottaaphrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
French jusqu'à ce que la mort nous sépare
- jusqu'à ce que la mort nous séparephrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
German bis dass der Tod uns scheidet
- bis dass der Tod uns scheidetphrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
Greek μέχρι να μας χωρίσει ο θάνατος
- μέχρι να μας χωρίσει ο θάνατος (méchri na mas chorísei o thánatos)phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
Hebrew עד שׁהמוות יפריד בינינו
- עד שׁהמוות יפריד בינינו (ad shehamávet yafríd beynḗnu)phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
Hindi मरते दम तक
- मरते दम तक (marte dam tak)phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
Hungarian míg a halál el nem választ, holtomiglan-holtodiglan
- míg a halál el nem választphrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
- holtomiglan-holtodiglanphrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
Italian finché morte non ci separi
- finché morte non ci separiphrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
Japanese 死が二人を分かつまで
- 死が二人を分かつまで (shi ga futari o wakatsu made)phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
Latvian līdz nāve mūs šķirs
- līdz nāve mūs šķirsphrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
Norwegian Bokmål til døden skiller oss ad
- til døden skiller oss adphrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
Polish dopóki śmierć nas nie rozłączy, póki śmierć nas nie rozłączy
- dopóki śmierć nas nie rozłączyphrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
- póki śmierć nas nie rozłączyphrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
Portuguese até que a morte nos separe
- até que a morte nos separephrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
Romanian până când moartea ne va despărți
- până când moartea ne va despărțiphrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
Russian пока́ смерть нас не разлу́чит/разлучи́т
- пока́ смерть нас не разлу́чит/разлучи́т (poká smertʹ nas ne razlúčit/razlučít)phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
Spanish hasta que la muerte nos separe
- hasta que la muerte nos separephrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
Swedish tills döden skiljer oss åt
- tills döden skiljer oss åtphrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
Welsh nes i farwolaeth ein rhan ni
- nes i farwolaeth ein rhan niphrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
Cite this entry
APA
till death do us part. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/till%20death%20do%20us%20part
MLA
“till death do us part.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/till%20death%20do%20us%20part. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “till death do us part,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/till%20death%20do%20us%20part.
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