matrimony

(ma′trə mō′nē)

Origin: ME matrimonye < OFr matrimoine < L matrimonium < mater (gen. matris), mother

See matrimony in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. mat·ri·mo·nies

The act or state of being married; marriage.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French matrimoine

Origin: , from Latin mātrimōnium

Origin: , from māter, mātr-, mother; see māter- in Indo-European roots

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