Solemnize
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence · Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
To solemnize, spoken of a marriage, means no more than to enter into a marriage contract, with due publication, before third persons, for the purpose of giving it notoriety and certainty; and may be before any persons, relatives, friends, or strangers, competent to testify to the facts.
Pearson V. Howey, 11 N. J. L. 12, 19.