matrimony

Noun

Meaning

The union of man and woman as husband and wife; the nuptial state; marriage; wedlock.

A kind of game at cards played by several persons.

Source: Webster's dictionary

marriage wedlock union wedding nuptials spousal relationship alliance service married sacrament combination match ceremony marry commitment

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polygamy monogamy bigamy misalliance intermarriage endogamy

patrimony ceremony harmony parsimony testimony alimony

The critical period of matrimony is breakfast-time. A. P. Herbert

There is no road to wealth so easy and respectable as that of matrimony. Anthony Trollope

Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony. Jane Austen

'Tis safest in matrimony to begin with a little aversion. Richard Brinsley Sheridan

The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds - they mature slowly. Peter De Vries

Matrimony is the grave of romance. Chinese Proverb