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mésalliance

mé·sal·li·ance [or] me·sal·li·ance

mésalliance [or] mesalliance

 
 
pronunciation:
me z laI ns [or] me za li ans
part of speech: noun
definition: marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself.
Everyone was in a twitter over the mesalliance of the heiress and her gardener.