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Webster 1913 Edition

Matrimony

Mat′ri-mo-ny

,
Noun.
[OE.
matrimoine
, through Old French, fr. L.
matrimonium
, fr.
mater
mother. See
Mother
.]
1.
The union of man and woman as husband and wife; the nuptial state; marriage; wedlock.
If either of you know any impediment, why ye may not be lawfully joined together in
matrimony
, ye do now confess it.
Book of Com. Prayer (Eng. Ed.)
2.
A kind of game at cards played by several persons.
Matrimony vine
(Bot.)
,
a climbing thorny vine (
Lycium barbarum
) of the Potato family.
Gray.
Syn. – Marriage; wedlock. See
Marriage
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Matrimony

MAT'RIMONY

,
Noun.
[L. matrimonium, from mater, mother.]
Marriage; wedlock; the union of man and woman for life; the nuptial state.
If any man know cause why this couple should not be joined in holy matrimony, they are to declare it.

Definition 2024

matrimony

matrimony

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Noun

matrimony ‎(countable and uncountable, plural matrimonies)

  1. Marriage; the state of being married.
    • Book of Common Prayer
      If either of you know any impediment, why ye may not be lawfully joined together in matrimony, ye do now confess it.
  2. The ceremony of marriage.
  3. A particular solitaire card game using two decks of cards.

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From Old French matremoine, from Latin mātrimōnium ‎(“marriage, wedlock”).

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