MATRIMONY

matrimony. Matrimony, n. marriage, wedlock, close union

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Mat″ri‐mo‐ny (?), n. [[OE. matrimoine, through Old French, fr. L. matrimonium, fr. mater mother. See Mother.]] 1. 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 confess it. Book of Com. Prayer (Eng. Ed. ) 2. 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.