n. [ AS. wedlāc a pledge, be trothal; wedd a pledge + lāc a gift, an offering. See Wed, n., and cf. Lake, v. i., Knowledge. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
For what is wedlock forced but a hell,
An age of discord or continual strife? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To marry; to unite in marriage; to wed. [ R. ] “Man thus wedlocked.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]