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wedlease

noun

Etymology

From wed + lease, introduced by a 2013 opinion piece in The Washington Post.

  1. derived from lāzan — “to let, let go, release”
  2. derived from laxō
  3. derived from lesser
  4. derived from *leser✻
  5. inherited from *lesen✻
  6. compounded as wedlease — “wed + lease”

Definitions

  1. A temporary marriage based on a contract, agreed to by both spouses, with renewal options.

    • See Citations:wedlease

  2. To marry impermanently.

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