English → Latin
“wedlock” in Latin
mātrimōniummarriage, matrimony, wedlock.lēgitimuslawful, legal, legitimate; legal (of or pertaining to the law); legitimate (born of married parents)nothusspurious; illegitimate, bastard (but of a known father); false, counterfeitspuriusof illegitimate birth but unknown father; false, spurious
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
wedlock
matrimonium. [Vid: MARRIAGE]. Born in lawful wedlock, ex justo matrimonio susceptus (the proper word, after Justinus, 9, 8, 2); justa uxore natus; matre familias ortus; legitimus (legitimate; opposed to pellice ortus, nothus): born out of wedlock, nullo patre natus; incerto patre natus; spurius (the offspring of an unknown father and a prostitute; opposed to certus); pellice ortus; nothus (νόθος, of a known father and a concubine; opposed to justa uxore natus; legitimus; Spald., Quint., 3, 6, 97); adulterino sanguine natus (μοιχικός, where there is a violation of the marriage-contract; Plin., 7, 2, 2) :
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for wedlock?
- The usual Latin words for “wedlock” are mātrimōnium, lēgitimus, nothus; also spurius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.