wive

• Verbe archaïque signifiant prendre pour épouse ou se marier (avec une femme).

An archaic verb meaning to take a wife or to marry (a woman).

1. Take a wifeC2formalbritish

   To marry a woman; to take a woman as one's wife.

   Prendre femme

   • He resolved to wive before the year's end.
   • In those days, a man would often wive young.
   • The king sought to wive a princess from a neighboring kingdom.

   Synonymesespousemarrywed

2. Provide with a wifeC2formalbritish

   To give a wife to someone; to arrange a marriage for someone.

   Marier (qqn) en lui trouvant une épouse

   • The patriarch wived his sons to suitable brides.
   • The nobleman wived his heir to a wealthy heiress.
   • It was the custom for the elder to wive the younger men of the tribe.