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[ ma-truh-moh-nee ] / ˈmæ trəˌmoʊ ni / SEE SYNONYMS FOR matrimony ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural mat·ri·mo·nies for 2. the state of being married; marriage: He was married in 1870 and lived in matrimony 12 years. the rite, ceremony, or sacrament of marriage: The priest has united them in the bonds of holy matrimony. Origin of matrimony1250–1300; Middle English <Latin mātrimōnium wedlock. See matri-, -mony Words nearby matrimonymatrilineage, matrilineal, matriliny, matrilocal, matrimonial, matrimony, matrimony vine, matripotestal, matrix, matrix band, matrix barcode Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for matrimonyLucy Scholes on what they reveal about matrimony today—and their literary ancestors. Why We Can’t Get Enough of Twisted Marriage Thrillers|Lucy Scholes|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Paul is an author herself with three books, including Parenting, Inc. and The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony. Pamela Paul Talks Future of New York Times Book Review|Steve Kettmann|April 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST Her later works have delved into the battle scars of matrimony, raising children, and family. Is Cheating the Secret to a Happy Marriage?|Jessica Bennett|October 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST Starring Damian Lewis and Gina McKee, it's a sumptuous and lush period drama about thwarted desire and the chains of matrimony. Masterpiece, Icon of PBS, Turns 40|Jace Lacob|January 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Their closeness to their grandson, especially Philip, makes them eager, I am told, to see William settled in matrimony. A Date for William and Kate|Tina Brown|April 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST Matrimony—English matrimony—could not be such a bad thing after all. Life's Handicap|Rudyard Kipling They are interrupted by that great accident, matrimony, which invites a woman to stop teaching, and a man to continue. The Spirit of America|Henry Van Dyke Matrimony, the high sea for which no compass has yet been invented. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood For obvious reasons I wasn't so enamored of the idea of matrimony as I had been a few minutes before. The Deluge|David Graham Phillips Girls and boys had nuts to throw in, in pairs, to judge by their bounces of future chances of matrimony. The Dove in the Eagle's Nest|Charlotte M. Yonge
British Dictionary definitions for matrimony
noun plural -niesthe state or condition of being married the ceremony or sacrament of marriage - a card game in which the king and queen together are a winning combination
- such a combination
Word Origin for matrimonyC14: via Norman French from Latin mātrimōnium wedlock, from māter mother Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to matrimonyalliance, nuptials, wedlock, union, marriage, wedding, match, bells, conjugality, connubiality, shotgun wedding |