English Dictionary: Bridegroom | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bridegroom \Bride"groom`\ (-gr[oomac]m`), n. [OE. bridegome, brudgume, AS. br[ymac]dguma (akin to OS. br[umac]digumo, D. bruidegom, bruigom, OHG. pr[umac]tigomo, MHG. briutegome, G. br[84]utigam); AS. br[ymac]d bride + guma man, akin to Goth. guma, Icel. gumi, OHG. gomo, L. homo; the insertion of r being caused by confusion with groom. See {Bride}, and cf. {Groom}, {Homage}.] A man newly married, or just about to be married. |