Marriage

1. (v. t.) The act of marrying, or the state of being married; legal union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony.
2. (v. t.) The marriage vow or contract.
3. (v. t.) A feast made on the occasion of a marriage.
4. (v. t.) Any intimate or close union.
5. (n.) In bezique, penuchle, and similar games at cards, the combination of a king and queen of the same suit. If of the trump suit, it is called a royal marriage.