matrimony

mat·ri·mo·ny

noun \ˈma-trə-ˌmō-nē\

Definition of MATRIMONY

: the union of man and woman as husband and wife : marriage

Examples of MATRIMONY

1. two people joined in matrimony
2. <we intend to be joined in matrimony until “death do us part”>

Origin of MATRIMONY

Middle English, from Anglo-French matrimoignie, from Latin matrimonium, from matr-, mater mother, matron — more at mother

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to MATRIMONY

Synonyms

conjugality, connubiality, match, marriage, wedlock

Related Words

monogamy; bigamy, polyandry, polygamy, polygyny; intermarriage, miscegenation, mixed marriage, remarriage; cohabitation, common-law marriage; civil union, domestic partnership; attachment, commitment, relationship; betrothal, engagement, espousal, hand, pledge, promise, proposal, troth

Near Antonyms

annulment, divorce, separation

Other Sociology Terms

bourgeois, ethos, eugenics, exurb, incommunicado, intelligentsia, megalopolis, metrosexual, mores, subculture

Rhymes with MATRIMONY

abalone, acrimony, agrimony, Albinoni, alimony, antimony, Berlusconi, cannelloni, ceremony, chalcedony, cicerone, hegemony, macaroni, minestrone, Nakasone, one-trick pony, palimony, parsimony, patrimony, pepperoni, provolone, rigatoni, sanctimony, Shetland pony, testimony, zabaglione