bridelock

== English == === Alternative forms === bridelaik === Etymology === From Middle English brudlak, brudlac (“nuptuals”), from Old English brȳdlāc (“bridal, wedded condition, marriage ceremony”). By surface analysis, bride +‎ -lock. === Noun === bridelock (uncountable) (obsolete) Marriage; marriage ceremony; nuptials. ==== Related terms ==== wedlock