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1Matrimony — 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. [1913 Webster] If either of you know any… …
2Matrimony vine — 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. [1913 Webster] If either of you know any …
3matrimony — [n] being joined in marriage alliance, bells*, conjugality, connubiality, marital rites, marriage, match, nuptials, shotgun wedding*, union, wedding, wedding bells*, wedding ceremony, wedlock; concept 297 Ant. divorce …
4matrimony — marriage, matrimony, wedlock, wedding, nuptial, espousal are comparable though not always synonymous because they all refer directly or indirectly to acts by which a man and woman become husband and. wife or to the state of being husband and wife …
5Joined — Join Join (join), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Joined} (joind); p. pr. & vb. n. {Joining}.] [OE. joinen, joignen, F. joindre, fr. L. jungere to yoke, bind together, join; akin to jugum yoke. See {Yoke}, and cf. {Conjugal}, {Junction}, {Junta}.] [1913… …
6matrimony — 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… …
7join someone in marriage/matrimony — join (someone) in marriage/matrimony formal : to marry (someone) a young couple joined in marriage • • • Main Entry: ↑join …
8join in marriage/matrimony — join (someone) in marriage/matrimony formal : to marry (someone) a young couple joined in marriage • • • Main Entry: ↑join …
9mat·ri·mo·ny — /ˈmætrəˌmoʊni/ noun [noncount] formal : the joining together of a man and woman as husband and wife : ↑marriage two people joined in matrimony They were united in (the bonds of) holy matrimony [=they were married in a religious ceremony] on the… …
10Adrian Hastings — (23 June 1929 – 30 May 2001) was a Church historian and an unorthodox Catholic priest.Early lifeAdrian Hastings, a grandson of George Woodyatt Hastings, was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya, but his mother moved to England to bring up the children… …
