HyperDic: morganatic

English > 1 sense of the word morganatic:
ADJECTIVEallmorganatic, left-handed(of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank
English > morganatic: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning(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.
Synonymleft-handed
BroaderlegitimateOf marriages and offspring
Spanishmorganático
Catalanmorganàtic

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