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matrimony

noun mat·ri·mo·ny \ˈma-trə-ˌmō-nē\

: the joining together of a man and woman as husband and wife

Full Definition of MATRIMONY

: the state of being married : marriage

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Origin of MATRIMONY

Middle English, from Anglo-French matrimoignie, from Latin matrimonium, from matr-, mater mother, matron — more at mother

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to MATRIMONY

Synonyms: conjugality, connubiality, match, marriage, wedlock

Other Sociology Terms

bourgeois, ethos, eugenics, exurb, incommunicado, intelligentsia, megalopolis, metrosexual, mores, subculture

Rhymes with MATRIMONY

abalone, acrimony, agrimony, Albinoni, alimony, antimony, Berlusconi, cannelloni, ceremony, chalcedony, cicerone, hegemony, macaroni, minestrone, Nakasone, one-trick pony, palimony, parsimony, patrimony, pepperoni, provolone, rigatoni, sanctimony, Shetland pony, testimony, zabaglione

MATRIMONY Defined for Kids

matrimony

noun mat·ri·mo·ny \ˈma-trə-ˌmō-nē\

Definition of MATRIMONY for Kids

: marriage 1

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