matremoine
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matrimony — mat|ri|mo|ny [ˈmætrıməni US mouni] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: matremoine, from Latin matrimonium being a mother, marriage , from mater mother ] formal the state of being married = ↑marriage ▪ They were joined together in holy… … Dictionary of contemporary English
matrimony — c.1300, from O.Fr. matremoine matrimony, marriage and directly from L. matrimonium wedlock, marriage, from matrem (nom. mater) mother (see MOTHER (Cf. mother) (n.1)) + monium, suffix signifying action, state, condition … Etymology dictionary
