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noun, plural mé·sal·li·anc·es 
[mey-zuh-lahy-uhn-siz, mey-zal-ee-uhn-siz; Fr. mey-zal-yahns] .
[mey-zuh-lahy-uhn-siz, mey-zal-ee-uhn-siz; Fr. mey-zal-yahns] . a marriage with someone who is considered socially inferior; misalliance.
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Mesalliance
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Word Origin & History
mesalliance
"marriage with a person of lower social position," 1782, from Fr. mésalliance, from pejorative prefix mes- (from L. mis-) + alliance.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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