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marry-in

noun

Etymology

* (genetics): Deverbal from marry in. * (protest): From marry + -in.

  1. derived from *méryos✻
  2. derived from marito — “to wed”
  3. derived from marïer
  4. inherited from marien
  5. formed as marry-in — “marry + -in”

Definitions

  1. A person who is on a family tree because he has married someone on the tree, and is not…

    A person who is on a family tree because he has married someone on the tree, and is not related by blood to anyone on the tree except his own descendants.

  2. A protest where many people marry, as in protest of a law that forbids such marriages.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA