give one's daughter away

English

Verb

give one's daughter away (third-person singular simple present gives one's daughter away, present participle giving one's daughter away, simple past gave one's daughter away, past participle given one's daughter away)

  1. (traditional, of a father, during a wedding) To give one's daughter's hand in marriage.
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