Matrimony Definition

mătrə-mōnē
matrimonies
noun
The act, rite, or sacrament of marriage.
Webster's New World
The state of being husband and wife.
Webster's New World
Married life.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Matrimony

Noun

Singular:
matrimony
Plural:
matrimonies

Origin of Matrimony

  • Middle English from Old French matrimoine from Latin mātrimōnium from māter mātr- mother māter- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin mātrimōnium (“marriage, wedlock").

    From Wiktionary

Matrimony Sentence Examples

  • Which made three times you were broaching the subject of matrimony and I thwarted your attempts.

  • Was I truly ready for matrimony?

  • Frederick's youthful, innocent attachment to the daughter of his former tutor, Anna Hardenberg, indisposed him towards matrimony at the beginning of his reign (1558).

  • The tendency of a community towards matrimony, or its "nuptiality," as it is sometimes termed, is usually indicated by the ratio to the total population of the persons married each year.

  • The sign of the cross was to be made not only in the eucharistic consecration prayer, but also in Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Matrimony and the Visitation of the Sick.

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