What is "royal marriage"

Marriage \Mar"riage\, n. [OE. mariage, F. mariage. See Marry, v. t.]

1. The act of marrying, or the state of being married; legal union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony.

   Marriage is honorable in all.
   --Heb. xiii. 4.

2. The marriage vow or contract. [Obs.]
   --Chaucer.

3. A feast made on the occasion of a marriage.

   The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king which made a marriage for his son.
   --Matt. xxii. 2.

4. Any intimate or close union.

5. In pinochle, b['e]zique, and similar games at cards, the combination of a king and queen of the same suit. If of the trump suit, it is called a royal marriage. Marriage brokage.

   1. The business of bringing about marriages.

   2. The payment made or demanded for the procurement of a marriage.

      Marriage favors, knots of white ribbons, or bunches of white flowers, worn at weddings.

      Marriage settlement (Law), a settlement of property in view, and in consideration, of marriage.

      Syn: Matrimony; wedlock; wedding; nuptials.

      Usage: Marriage, Matrimony, Wedlock. Marriage is properly the act which unites the two parties, and matrimony the state into which they enter. Marriage is, however, often used for the state as well as the act. Wedlock is the old Anglo-Saxon term for matrimony.

n. (context poker slang English) A king and a queen of the same suit as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em (see marriage)

Royal Marriage is a Patience game using a deck of 52 playing cards.

The game is so called because the player seems to remove anything that comes between the Queen and the King of the same suit for them to "marry." Although the King and the Queen may be of any suit, most variations involve the King and Queen of Hearts being "wed." This game may also called Betrothal.

The Queen of the chosen suit (most commonly the Queen of Hearts) is placed immediately on the table while her corresponding King (in this case, the King of Hearts) will always be dealt last. The remaining fifty cards are shuffled and placed on the top of the King.

Cards are dealt one at a time to the right of the Queen. When a pair of cards with the same rank or suit are found to be separated by one or two cards, those in-between cards are discarded. Afterward, the player can look for any resulting pairs with in-between cards to be discarded.

The game is won when the King and Queen are brought together -- that is, when only one or two cards remain in between them, which can then be discarded.