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Matrimony(e, n. Also: matry-, matre-, matro-, mater-, matery- and -monie, -mone(y, -monȝe, -moyné. [ME. matrymony (1303), matre-, matirmoyne, matrimoyne, -moigne, -monie, OF. matremoine, -moyne, -moigne, L. mātrimōnium.] Cf. Mariag(e n.

1. The state of being married, wedlock.(a) a1400 Leg. S. xxiv. 14.
Betuix oure fore-fadir & his mak Matrimone cane He mak Ib. x. 363. 1428 Wemyss Chart. 54.
Wilyame of Levynstoun, … sal hafe Eufame … in lachfull matrimonye, til his spousit wyfe 1456 Hay II. 68/33.
Quhat knycht that has his barnis in matrymoyne with ony villaine womman 1488 Acts II. 207/1.
To complett the haly band of matrimonȝe 1492 Douglas Chart. 132. c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 56. 1513 Doug. iv. i. 37. 1533 Boece i. iv. 41. 1543 Misc. Bann. C. III. 284.
Efter that I be cled in matrymony with ane husband 1548 Acts II. 481/2. 1548 Balnaves in Knox III. 27. c1552 Lynd. Mon. 4569.
Christ He did honour matromony 1554 Montgomery Mem. 150.
Geif the matrimoney … happinnis … to be dissoluit 1562-3 Winȝet I. 109/21.
Haly matrimonie being sa ernestlie commandit indissolublie to be keipit 1589 Misc. 3 Spald. C. II. 5. 1600 Hamilton Facile Tr. 437.
The band of matrimonie is not brokin sa lang as the mariet persounes ar onlyf c1650 Spalding I. 241.
To teiche the cannon lawis … viz. to teiche … vpone teyndis, testamentis and matrimony(b) ?a1500 Remembr. Passion 476.
Grant me … that I leif nocht the perfectioun of haly matermone 1492 Myll Spect. 272/23.
Luf quhilk is detfully vsit in the haly band of matermoney 1562 Dumfr. & Galloway Soc. XV. 332.
She had lying with the vardane of the freirs … and had broken matermony(c) 1553 Rec. Earld. Orkney 250.
The band of materymonyepersonified c1500-c1512 Dunb. xlii. 99.
Matremony, that nobill king

2. The action, process or ceremony of marrying or espousing.(a) c1420 Wynt. i. 91.
Off matrymony the sacryment c1450 Cr. Deyng (S.T.S.) 246.
The sacrament of penans … & matromo[n]ȝe 1469 Charter (Reg. H.) C.O. No. 64.
To lauchful age of matrimony 14.. Statut. Sc. Ch. 5.
Al thaim that beris fals wytnes in cause of matrimonye Dunb. Arundel MS. 2/45.
The sacramentis … Matremony, ordour & extreme vncioun Id. Tua Mar. W. 152. 1511 Lennox Mun. 194.
Owther confirmand the matrimony but diuortione or [etc.] 1524 Acta Conc. MS. XXXIV. 39.
For the … acomplissing of the said bande of matrimonye 1545 Montgomery Mem. 135.
[To] solempnizate and compleit the band of matrimony with hir in face of halikirk a1578 Pitsc. I. 48/13. 1594–5 Prot. Bk. J. Inglis 8 Feb.
Ane contract of matrymony(b) 1402 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 54.
This present chartir … for causis of matermonye concordet and drawyn 1475–6 Cal. Doc. IV. 411.
Payment … for caus of matermonye and tochir

b. A particular matrimonial alliance. 1432 15th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. viii. 44.
The matrimone to be complete … betwix thaim … in haly kirk 1438 Lennox Mun. 67.
The quhilk matrimone treuly to be kepyt 1492 Acta Aud. 167/1.
The matrimone contract betuix the said Gilbert … and Margrete 1494 Lennox Mun. 152.
Ane lachfull dispensation to legittimate the matrimone 1572 Buch. Detect. (1727) 35.
That unmatrimoniall matrimonie