BRIDEGROOM


Meaning of BRIDEGROOM in English

/bruyd"groohm', -groom'/ , n.

a newly married man or a man about to be married.

[ bef. 1000; late ME (Scots) brydgrome, alter. of ME bridegome, OE brydguma ( bryd BRIDE 1 + guma man, c. L homo ), with final element conformed to GROOM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .