morganatic

1. 1.

   (of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior

   Synonymsleft-handed

   Similarlegitimate

Questions about morganatic

What does morganatic mean?

morganatic means "(of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior".

How many syllables are in morganatic?

morganatic has 4 syllables: mor-ga-na-tic. The stress falls on "na".

What is another word for morganatic?

Close synonyms include left-handed. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is morganatic a common word?

morganatic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.