D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Misalliance

· Mis·al·li·ance · IPA /ˌmɪsəˈlaɪəns/
01 n. A marriage with a person of inferior rank or social station; an improper alliance; a mesalliance.
  1. 1.
    A marriage with a person of inferior rank or social station; an improper alliance; a mesalliance.
    “A Leigh had made a misalliance, and blushed A Howard should know it.” Mrs. Browning.