bridelock
Marriage; marriage ceremony; nuptialsMarriage; marriage ceremony; nuptials.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete, uncountable)Marriage; marriage ceremony; nuptials.
Origin
From Middle English brudlak, brudlac (“nuptuals”), from Old English brȳdlāc (“bridal, weddFrom Middle English brudlak, brudlac (“nuptuals”), from Old English brȳdlāc (“bridal, wedded condition, marriage ceremony”). By surface analysis, bride + -lock.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedwedlock
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable