mor·ga·nat·ic /ˌmɔrgəˈnætɪk/
 (a.)貴賤通婚的


 Mor·ga·nat·ic a.  Pertaining to, in the manner of, or designating, a kind of marriage, called also left-handed marriage, between a man of superior rank and a woman of inferior, in which it is stipulated that neither the latter nor her children shall enjoy the rank or inherit the possessions of her husband. --Brande & C. -- Mor*ga*nat*ic*al*ly adv.

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 morganatic
      adj : (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 [syn: left-handed]