wedded

Adjective
Synonyms: wed

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. having been taken in marriageSynonyms: wed
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Wed \Wed\, v. t. [imp. Wedded; p. p. Wedded or Wed; p. pr. & vb. n. Wedding.] [OE. wedden, AS. weddian to covenant, promise, to wed, marry; akin to OFries. weddia to promise, D. wedden to wager, to bet, G. wetten, Icel. ve[eth]ja, Dan. vedde, Sw. v[aum]dja to appeal, Goth. gawadj[=o]n to betroth. See Wed, n.] [1913 Webster]

1.To take for husband or for wife by a formal ceremony; to marry; to espouse. [1913 Webster]

With this ring I thee wed.— Bk. of Com. Prayer.[1913 Webster]
I saw thee first, and wedded thee.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.To join in marriage; to give in wedlock. [1913 Webster]

And Adam, wedded to another Eve, Shall live with her.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

3.Fig.: To unite as if by the affections or the bond of marriage; to attach firmly or indissolubly. [1913 Webster]

Thou art wedded to calamity.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
Men are wedded to their lusts.— Tillotson.[1913 Webster]
[Flowers] are wedded thus, like beauty to old age.— Cowper.[1913 Webster]

4.To take to one's self and support; to espouse. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

They positively and concernedly wedded his cause.— Clarendon.[1913 Webster]
Wedded \Wed"ded\, a.

1.Joined in wedlock; married. [1913 Webster]

Let w?alth, let honor, wait the wedded dame.— Pope.[1913 Webster]

2.Of or pertaining to wedlock, or marriage. "Wedded love." --Milton. [1913 Webster]

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