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mat⋅ri⋅mo⋅ny

[ma-truh-moh-nee]

–noun, plural -nies for 2.

1.	the state of being married; marriage.

2.	the rite, ceremony, or sacrament of marriage.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME < L mātrimōnium wedlock. See matri-, -mony

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mat·ri·mo·ny (māt'rə-mō'nē)

n. pl. mat·ri·mo·nies
The act or state of being married; marriage.

[Middle English, from Old French matrimoine, from Latin mātrimōnium, from māter, mātr-, mother; see māter- in Indo-European roots.]
mat'ri·mo'ni·al adj., mat'ri·mo'ni·al·ly adv.

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Word Origin & History

matrimony

1303, from O.Fr. matremoine, from L. matrimonium "wedlock, marriage," from matrem (nom. mater) "mother" + -monium, suffix signifying "action, state, condition."

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