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Mar"quis*ship (?), n. A
marquisate.

Mar"ram (?), n. (Bot.) A
coarse grass found on sandy beaches (Ammophila arundinacea).
See Beach grass, under Beach.

Mar"rer (?), n. One who mars or
injures.

Mar"ri*a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F.
mariable.] Marriageable. [R.]
Coleridge.

Mar"riage (?), n. [OE. mariage,
F. mariage. See Marry, v. t.]
1. 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.

Marriage is honorable in all.

2. The marriage vow or contract. [Obs.]
Chaucer.

3. A feast made on the occasion of a
marriage.

The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king
which made a marriage for his son.

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