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Wedlock vs Mamzer - What's the difference?

wedlock | mamzer |

As nouns the difference between wedlock and mamzer

is that wedlock is the state of being married; matrimony while mamzer is a child who is born out of wedlock, from an incestuous relationship or from parents of different faiths; a bastard.

wedlock

English

Noun

  • The state of being married; matrimony.
  • (obsolete) A wife; a married woman.
    • (Ben Jonson)

    Synonyms

    * matrimony * marriage

    Derived terms

    * out of wedlock

    mamzer

    English

    (wikipedia mamzer)

    Alternative forms

    *momser

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a child who is born out of wedlock, from an incestuous relationship or from parents of different faiths; a bastard
  • a contemptible person, an asshole, a jerk