matrimony
noun/ˈmætrɪməni/
/ˈmætrɪməʊni/
[uncountable] (formal or specialist)- marriage; the state of being married
- holy matrimony
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin matrimonium, based on mater, matr- ‘mother’.Definitions on the go
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