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Webster 1913 Edition
Morganatic
Morˊga-nat′ic
,Adj.
[LL.
matrimonium ad morganaticam
, fr. morganatica
a morning gift, a kind of dowry paid on the morning before or after the marriage, fr. OHG. morgan
morning, in morgangeba
morning gift, G. morgengabe
. See Morn
.] Pertaining to, in the manner of, or designating, a kind of marriage, called also
left-handed marriage
, between a man of superior rank and a woman of inferior, in which it is stipulated that neither the latter nor her children shall enjoy the rank or inherit the possessions of her husband. Brande & C.
– Morˊga-nat′ic-al-ly
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, adv.