mesalliance (redirected from mésalliance)

mé·sal·li·ance  (m-zl-ns, mz-lyäs)

n.

A marriage with a person of inferior social position.

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[French : més-, bad (from Old French mes-; see mis-¹) + alliance, alliance (from Old French aliance; see alliance).]

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mesalliance [mez-zal-ee-anss]

Noun

a marriage with a person of lower social status [French]

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Noun

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mesalliance - a marriage with a person of inferior social status misalliance - an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)