English
mal mariée
Mal mariée comes from French mal mariée ‘poorly married woman’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmal mariée‘poorly married woman’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmal mariée‘poorly married woman’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from French mal mariée
Today it means
noun A young woman with a much older, jealous, and controlling husband, especially as a literary motif in medieval European romances.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French mal mariée / mal mariée