Meaning of bridalty | Babel Free
Definitions
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A wedding. obsolete, uncountable, usually
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celebration of the wedding feast; wedding reception. obsolete, uncountable, usually
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Any of the various items or rituals that are part of a wedding celebration, especially those concerning the bride. uncountable, usually
Examples
“"Were she even that, and death the high priest who should solemnize our bridality, I would to my grave with rapture, if only her beauty shared it with me," returned the passionate Italian .”
“The happy pair finally go on their honeymoon, start with the papa for Ostend, "whither, across the watery plain of ocean, the eternal breeze of Eden appeared to fill the snowy sails and propel the switft barque; and whither arrived he witnessed their Heaven-ordained bridality, and then with many a fervent blessing left them to follow out their future diamond-hewn path of existence."”
“But to favour thee above thy brethren as a priest of infinite merit, we decree that thou shalt be the high-priest to solemnize this bridality.”
“in honour of this bridaltee”
“[…] bridality is to take place this evening […] in the Pineroom at Oglebay Park”
“I came back from Windsor after dinner and escaped the bride, who is so tedious in her "bridality," and sought my own room in isolation; but there she is knocking at the door — happily she is not the younger generation, so her advent does not distress me to tragedy.”
“Amusingly written letter about postponing a wedding ceremony at which the Dean was to officiate, discussing arrangements and referring to "toys & trinkets and bridalities of all sorts."”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.