elopement

elopement

English

Etymology

elope +‎ -ment

Noun

elopement (plural elopements)

1. The act of running away from home with a paramour.
   • 1814 July, [Jane Austen], chapter LXVI, in Mansfield Park: […], volume III, London: […] T[homas] Egerton, […], OCLC 39810224, page 287:

     You may not have heard of the last blow—Julia's elopement; she is gone to Scotland with Yates.

   • 1869, Louisa May Alcott, chapter 27, in Little Women:

     […] Jo […] was already deep in the concoction of her story, being unable to decide whether the duel should come before the elopement or after the murder.

2. The act of running away secretly for the purpose of getting married with one's intended spouse.
3. The act of running away from home (for any reason).

Translations

running away from home with a paramour

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Finnish: karkaaminen (fi) French: élopement m German: Durchbrennen n (coll.) Portuguese: please add this translation if you can Russian: please add this translation if you can Spanish: please add this translation if you can

running away secretly to get married

Catalan: matrimoni en fuga m Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Finnish: karkaaminen (fi) French: élopement m German: (please verify) Davonschleichen n, (please verify) Fortstehlen n Portuguese: please add this translation if you can Russian: please add this translation if you can Spanish: please add this translation if you can

running away from home for any reason

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Finnish: karkaaminen (fi), kotoa karkaaminen French: disparition (fr) f German: Fortlaufen n Portuguese: please add this translation if you can Russian: please add this translation if you can Spanish: please add this translation if you can