matrimony

[ ma-truh-moh-nee ]

/ ˈmæ trəˌmoʊ ni /

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 matrimony

1250–1300; Middle English < Latin mātrimōnium wedlock. See matri-, -mony

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matrimony

/ (ˈmætrɪmənɪ) /

the state or condition of being married

the ceremony or sacrament of marriage

C14: via Norman French from Latin mātrimōnium wedlock, from māter mother