matrimony
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views updated Jun 08 2018matrimony XIV. — AN.
matrimonie = OF.
matremoi(g)ne — L.
mātrimōnium, f.
māter,
mātri- MOTHER1; see
-MONY.
So
matrimonial XVI. — (O)F. or L.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
matrimony
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views updated May 18 2018mat·ri·mo·ny / ˈmatrəˌmōnē/ •
n. the state or ceremony of being married; marriage: a couple joined in matrimony the sacrament of holy matrimony.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
