n.
Pronunciation: ˌ m ā - ˌ zal- ' yä n s, ˌ m ā -z ə - ' l ī - ə n(t)s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural mésalliances \ - ' yä n s(- ə z), - ' l ī - ə n(t)-s ə z \
Etymology: French, from més- mis- + alliance
Date: 1782
: a marriage with a person of inferior social position