Definition of "mariage" [mariage]

• An obsolete form of marriage. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The word itself seems to be a variation of the French word mariage for which music was provided ... mostly waltzes, polkas, and the instruments were the harp, violin, and guitar."
• "“It would have been what the French call a mariage blanc unconsummated,” she recalled later."
• "Drop the stupid word mariage Church and State should be separate and have happy ‘Partnering’ ‘Domestic Partners’ ‘Significant Others’ or whatever."