the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"
Being married Has the same meaning as "matrimony " Used mostly to refer to illegitimate children as "born out of wedlock "
If a baby is born in wedlock, it is born while its parents are married. If it is born out of wedlock, it is born at a time when its parents are not married
the state of being married If a child is born "in wedlock," its parents were married at the time of its birth; if "out of wedlock," they were not married at the time of its birth