• Bridelock

    Alternative forms

    Origin

    From Middle English brudlak, brudlac ("nuptuals"), from Old English brȳdlāc ("bridal, wedded condition, marriage ceremony"), equivalent to bride + -lock. Compare wedlock.

    Full definition of bridelock

    Noun

    bridelock

    (uncountable)
    1. (obsolete) Marriage; marriage ceremony; nuptials.
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