matrimonial

[ ma-truh-moh-nee-uh l ]

/ ˌmæ trəˈmoʊ ni əl /

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adjective

of or relating to matrimony; marital; nuptial; connubial; conjugal.

Nearby words

matrilateral, matrilineage, matrilineal, matriliny, matrilocal, matrimonial, matrimony, matrimony vine, matripotestal, matrix, matrix band

Origin of matrimonial

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Late Latin word mātrimōniālis. See matrimony, -al¹

Related forms

mat·ri·mo·ni·al·ly, adverbnon·mat·ri·mo·ni·al, adjectivenon·mat·ri·mo·ni·al·ly, adverbpre·mat·ri·mo·ni·al, adjective

pre·mat·ri·mo·ni·al·ly, adverbun·mat·ri·mo·ni·al, adjectiveun·mat·ri·mo·ni·al·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for matrimonial

Mayefsky learned the tricks of the matrimonial trade under Sheresky, the 2010 complaint said.
Katie Holmes’s Hire of Attorney Allan E. Mayefsky Signals Hardball Strategy Against Tom Cruise|Christine Pelisek, Rachel Krantz|July 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Scott Dellamore, a schoolteacher from Rhinebeck, said the matrimonial madness has lately been haunting his dreams.
Chelsea's Wedding Eve|The Daily Beast|July 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Scott Dellamore, a schoolteacher from Rhinebeck, said the matrimonial madness has been haunting his dreams lately.
Wedding Kicks Off!|Chris Wilson|July 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Thereupon Madame Guerin, feeling she had "landed" him, dropped her pose as hostess and became a matrimonial agent.
Remarkable Rogues|Charles Kingston

Polydore Riches, as we have said, was much disturbed by the matrimonial escapade of his old pupil.
Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3)|William Davy Watson
To this matrimonial explosion Sir Jekyl owed his entrance and agreeable sojourn upon the earth.
Guy Deverell, v. 1 of 2|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Let's organize a matrimonial society, get up a wedding, and go on a journey.
Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter|Lawrence L. Lynch
They were inclined to think that he had made a matrimonial mistake and was possibly artistically or intellectually lonely.
The "Genius"|Theodore Dreiser

British Dictionary definitions for matrimonial

matrimonial

/ (ˌmætrɪˈməʊnɪəl) /

adjective

relating to marriagematrimonial troubles

Derived Forms

matrimonially, adverb

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