mesalliance
/ˌmeɪzəˈlaɪəns/
noun
- A marriage with a person of a lower social class or status.
- In many old novels, a mesalliance is a source of family conflict.
- The duke's mesalliance with a commoner shocked the royal court.
- Her parents disapproved of the mesalliance, fearing it would harm their social standing.
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