What Does Elopers Mean?
1. to Run Away with a Lover, Especially with the Intention of Getting Married. 2. to Run Away; Abscond. [Perhaps Anglo-Norman Aloper, to Run Away from One's...
1. To run away with a lover, especially with the intention of getting married. 2. To run away; abscond. [Perhaps Anglo-Norman aloper, to run away from one's husband with a lover, from Middle Dutch ontlopen, to run away : ont-, away from, along; see ant- in Indo-European roots + lopen, to run.]
What is meant by elopement?
1a : to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent …
Does elope mean run away?
Yes, 'elope' has historically meant "to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent." But it has also meant—and still means—"to escape."
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