MÉSALLIANCE


Meaning of MÉSALLIANCE in English

|māˌzal|yäⁿs; ˌmāzəˈlīən(t)s, ˌmezə-, ˌmesə- noun

( plural mésal·liances -äⁿs(ə̇z), -ənsə̇z)

Etymology: French, from més- mis- + alliance (from Middle French alliance, aliance )

: a marriage with a person of inferior social position : misalliance

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