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Morganatic

adjective
1.
(of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior.  Synonym: left-handed.






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... irony that I was not aware what foreign potentate was then traveling incognito in the Sierras of California, but that when his royal highness was pleased to inform me, I should be glad to introduce him properly. "Until then," I added, "I fear the acquaintance must be Morganatic." ...
— Drift from Two Shores • Bret Harte



Words linked to "Morganatic" :   legitimate, left-handed



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