See Also: matrimonial(dictionary)
MATRIMONIAL CAUSES(law)

matrimonial (iou)



matrimonial adjective. LME.
[Old & mod. French, or Latin matrimonialis, from matrimonium: see MATRIMONY, -AL1.]
Of or pertaining to marriage. LME.
T. Hardy There were hardly two houses in Little Hintock unrelated by some matrimonial tie. A. Kenny My parents sold their matrimonial home and made a formal agreement of separation.
Derived from marriage. M16.
J. H. Burton Conferring on the Dauphin the 'crown matrimonial'.
Tending or calculated to promote marriage; inclining towards marriage. M18.
Henry Fielding She had matrimonial charms in great abundance.
Special collocations: matrimonial agency = MARRIAGE bureau. matrimonial agent a person who works in a matrimonial agency. matrimonial bureau = MARRIAGE bureau.
matrimonially adverb (a) according to the manner or laws of marriage; (b) by right of marriage; (c) as regards the married state: E17.
matrimonious adjective = MATRIMONIAL adjective M17-M19.