Definition of Mesalliance

a marriage with someone considered beneath one’s station

Examples of Mesalliance in a sentence

The wealthy man was not happy about his mesalliance with a woman of lower status.  🔊

A mesalliance in medieval times was rare, since most people of high status wanted to maintain it when they could.  🔊

The mesalliance between the Princess and a lowly vagabond has become a sort of romantic fairy tale to people.  🔊

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