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matrimony |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Matrimony \Mat"ri*mo*ny\, n. [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 confessit --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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: matrimony n 1: state of being husband and wife; "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union" [syn: {marriage}, {union}, {wedlock}] 2: the ceremony or sacrament of marriage
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