ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MORGANATIC
From the Medieval Latin phrase mātrimōnium ad morganāticum marriage based on the morning-gift (a token present after consummation representing the husband's only liability); morganātica, ultimately from Old High German morgan morning; compare Old English morgengiefu morning-gift.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MORGANATIC»
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morganatic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
morganatic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Famous
Morganatic Marriages
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Mark Twain's "Which Was the Dream?" and Other Symbolic ...
"It's nice to have you say that. And I thought you would. There's a good deal to her
. I think she's awfully interesting. She's morganatic." “Morganatic?" “Yes. That's
what she is——morganatic.” “How do you make that out?” “Well, it's what they say
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Mark Twain, John S. Tuckey, 1966
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Mark Twain's Which was the Dream?
"It's nice to have you say that. And I thought you would. There's a good deal to her
. I think she's awfully interesting. She's morganatic." "Morganatic?" "Yes. That's
what she is — morganatic." "How do you make that out?" "Well, it's what they say.
Mark Twain, John Sutton Tuckey, 1967
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The Devil's Race-track: Mark Twain's Great Dark Writings : ...
"It's nice to have you say that. And I thought you would. There's a good deal to her
. I think she's awfully interesting. She's morganatic." "Morganatic?" "Yes. That's
what she is — morganatic." "How do you make that out?" "Well, it's what they say.
Mark Twain, John Sutton Tuckey, 1980
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Types of Marriage:
Morganatic Marriage, Interracial ...
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William Faulkner: Critical Assessments
He calls his wife, an octoroon joined to him by a morganatic ceremony, and his
child niggers, but he refuses to deny or reject them. Although his problem is not
racial, he realizes that Sutpen's and Henry's problems are, and that he must take
...
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Famous
Morganatic Marriages
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8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MORGANATIC»
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morganatic is used in the context of the following news items.
Martin: A little history on 'marriage'
A marriage cannot be secret or "morganatic." Whether it can be plural is up for grabs. The design of the form to state the relationship of the ... «Longview News-Journal, Jul 15»
The Romanovs Will Not Reign Again; Russia Already Has Its Tsar …
The complicated issue revolves primarily around morganatic marriages, or marriages between Romanov descendants and partners of unequal ... «The Moscow Times, Jul 15»
Late Great Sire's July Influence
From early times when the likes of Pearl Diver, Morganatic, and Greatorex all sired at least two individual July winners, a number of leading ... «Sporting Post, Jun 15»
Meet Fat Mary, the FIRST people's Princess and the LAST Princess …
Victoria's suitable candidate was of lower rank than Mary Adelaide, four years her junior and the product of a morganatic marriage (between a ... «Express.co.uk, May 15»
Will it be a life on the sidelines for the Royal baby girl?
... Albert Victor became engaged to Princess Mary (“May”) of Teck, a descendant of George III whose father belonged to a morganatic branch of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
For the first time in my life I felt like a rock star
She is the granddaughter of a great Greek beauty who had a morganatic marriage with King Alexander of Greece, so we reminisced a little. «Spectator.co.uk, Apr 15»
Max Ophüls's “From Mayerling to Sarajevo”
Ultimately, Franz Joseph makes a historic compromise: he allows Franz Ferdinand to enter into a morganatic marriage with Sophie—a ... «The New Yorker, Mar 15»
Inês de Castro, Scottish Opera, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, review …
... is ostracised by the court in the course of a war between their nations; After she and her morganatic children are murdered, the crown prince ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
