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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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the common term for the marriage ceremony. The verb "to wed" is properly to engage by a pledge (0. Eng. wed, a pledge, wager; cf. Lat. vas, vadis; M. Dutch wedde, pledge, pawn; Swed. vad, bet, &c.). The term "wedlock" (0. Eng. wedldc; from ldc, a gift), used of the state of marriage, or the vows and sacrament of marriage, properly means a gift given as a pledge; cf. Ger. Mor gengabe, the gift to the bride on the morning after the marriage.

See Marriage and Family.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Wedding'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​w/wedding.html. 1910.
 
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