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defender of the bond

variants: or defender of the marriage tie

Definition of defender of the bond

Roman Catholicism
: a diocesan official charged with defending the validity of the marriage bond in suits for annulment

History and Etymology for defender of the bond

translation of New Latin defensor vinculi matrimonii

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