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- Dictionarymatrimony/ˈmatrɪməni/
noun
- 1. the state of being married; marriage: "the joys of matrimony"
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the state of being married. Synonyms. marriage (TWO PEOPLE) wedlock old-fashioned or humorous. Compare. nuptials formal. wedding. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Marriage, cohabitation & other relationships. adulteress. affinal. as husband and wife idiom. be an item idiom. be shacked up idiom. go with something. have an affair.
: the state of being married : marriage. Synonyms. conjugality. connubiality. marriage. match. wedlock. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of matrimony in a Sentence. two people joined in matrimony we intend to be joined in matrimony until “death do us part”
Matrimony encompasses the social, legal, and emotional aspects of marriage, including the rights, responsibilities, and obligations that come with it. It signifies a committed partnership between two people, typically with the intention of creating a lifelong bond and building a family together.
When a couple ties the knot, they are engaging in matrimony. You can describe the actual wedding celebration as matrimony, and also the state of being married, although it's a formal word most often used in documents and in the words of the ceremony.
1. the state or condition of being married. 2. the ceremony or sacrament of marriage. 3. a. a card game in which the king and queen together are a winning combination. b. such a combination. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C14: via Norman French from Latin mātrimōnium wedlock, from māter mother.
MATRIMONY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of matrimony in English. matrimony. noun [ U ] formal us / ˈmæt.rə.moʊ.ni / uk / ˈmæt.rɪ.mə.ni / Add to word list Add to word list. the state of being married. Synonyms. marriage (TWO PEOPLE) wedlock old-fashioned or humorous. Compare. nuptials formal. wedding.
Matrimony definition: the state of being married; marriage. See examples of MATRIMONY used in a sentence.
1. the state or condition of being married. 2. the ceremony or sacrament of marriage. 3. (Card Games) a. a card game in which the king and queen together are a winning combination. b. such a combination. [C14: via Norman French from Latin mātrimōnium wedlock, from māter mother]
Definition of matrimony noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
MATRIMONY definition: the state of being married. Learn more.
