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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Matrimony \Mat"ri*mo*ny\, n. [OE. matrimoine, through Old
French, fr. L. matrimonium, fr. mater mother. See {Mother}.]
1. The union of man and woman as husband and wife; the
nuptial state; marriage; wedlock.
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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.)
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2. A kind of game at cards played by several persons.
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{Matrimony vine} (Bot.), a climbing thorny vine ({Lycium
barbarum}) of the Potato family. --Gray.
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Syn: Marriage; wedlock. See {Marriage}.
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