wedlease

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noun

A temporary marriage based on a contract, agreed to by both spouses, with renewal options.

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misyar
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Meanings

nounwedlease (plural wedleases)

plural wedleases

  1. A temporary marriage based on a contract, agreed to by both spouses, with renewal options.

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    Synonyms: misyar

verbwedlease (third-person singular simple present wedleases, present participle wedleasing, simple past and past participle wedleased)

present singular third person wedleases · participle present wedleasing · participle past wedleased · past wedleased

  1. rareTo marry impermanently.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA temporary marriage based on a contract, agreed to by both spouses, with renewal options.

Similar
misyar
Also see
misyarsigheh

Origin

From wed + lease, introduced by a 2013 opinion piece in The Washington Post.

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Cite this entry
APA

wedlease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wedlease

MLA

“wedlease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wedlease. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wedlease,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wedlease.

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