Middle English Dictionary Entry
matrimoin(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | matrimoin(e n. Also -moigne, -mon(e, -moun, -monī(e, matirmoine, -monie, matremoine, -moni, matermoin(e. |
| Etymology | OF matremoine, -moigne, matrimonie & L mātrimōnium. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) The married state, marriage; bond of matrimony, wedlock; the bond (laue, state) of ~; (b) affeccioun (love) of ~, marital love, conjugal affection; cause of ~, a matrimonial cause, legal dispute involving matrimonial status, legitimacy, etc.; godnes (werk) of ~, conjugal sex, sexual relations in marriage; in laueful (treu) ~, in lawful wedlock; oute of ~, out of wedlock.
Associated quotations
a
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Ruth 1.12 : I am wastid bi eelde, ne able to þe bond of matrymoyne [WB(2): to boond of mariage].
- (c1385) Chaucer CT.Kn.(Manly-Rickert)A.3095 : Bitwixen hem was maad anon the bond That highte matrymoigne or mariage.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pars.(Manly-Rickert)I.939 : For thre thynges a man and his wyf flesshly mowen assemble: The firste is in entente of engendrure of children to the seruice of god..that is the cause final of matrimoyne.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)1.1777 : For strengthe of matrimoine He myhte make non essoine.
- a1400(c1300) NHom.(1) Gosp.(Phys-E)p.121 : And ef crist paied no ware Of matirmoyne, hafed he noht thar Cumen.
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)1659 : Of Iosep, þat wedyd oure lady, Þere was verry matrymony with-oute fleshly dede of any.
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)1868 : Wommen þat breke wedlak..half here flesh haue..brokun, Þat holy yn matrymony was lokun.
- c1400(c1378) PPl.B (LdMisc 581)15.236 : If þei..matrimoigne for monye maken & vnmaken, And þat conscience and cryst hath yknitte faste, Þei vndon it vnworthily.
- c1400(c1378) PPl.B (LdMisc 581)16.219 : Ne matrimoigne [C: matrimonie] with-oute moillerye is nouȝt moche to preyse.
- (1402) Topias (Dgb 41)p.47 : Who marrith more matrimonie, ȝe or the freris, with wrenchis and wiles wynnen mennes wyves?
- a1425(c1395) WBible(2) (Roy 1.C.8)Gen.26.7 : He dredde to knowleche that sche was felouschipid to hym in matrymonye [WB(1): thurȝ mariage; L sociata coniugio].
- ?a1425 Orch.Syon (Hrl 3432)113/4 : Whoso wil abyde in þe passynge world mown..abiden in þe staat of matrymonye and norische hise children.
- c1425 Found.St.Barth.49/2 : Than, with consent of vs bothe, the lawe of matrymony to make, And that I-contracte and streghthyd with solempne Auctorite of the chirche halowynge.
- (a1438) MKempe A (Add 61823)115/31 : I neuyr had part of mannys body..but of myn husbondys body, whom I am bowndyn to be þe lawe of matrimony.
- (c1443) Pecock Rule (Mrg M 519)341 : Which iij couenauntis now seid maken þe hool couenaunt and contract of spousehoode or matrimonye.
- (1467) Acc.Howard in RC 57171 : Ferste he wolde have mad a klemeyn to here fore matrymony.
- c1425(?c1400) Wycl.Apol.(Dub 245)38 : Presthed is heiar degre þan bodili matrimoyn.
- a1500(c1340) Rolle Psalter (UC 64)50.6 : In synnes consayued me my modire..bot if it be excused with matermoyn.
- a1500(1422) Yonge SSecr.(Lamb 633)193/16 : The ije. caus is that matremony ys to be comend is the oldennysse of hit.
- a1500 Mirror Salv.(Beeleigh)p.28 : Matrimoigne shuld be for haly approved Nor of no man dispised.
b
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)71b/b : Sche vsiþ þe goodnes of matrimoin more bicause of children þan of fleischlich likynge.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)197b/b : [Beryl] helpeþ aȝeins..sikynges..and heleþ moist yen..and loueþ wel loue of matrimonie [L amorem..coniugalem].
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)253b/b : Þe vyne..springeþ vpward..to þe coppes of..hihe trees, and byclippeth hem and holdeþ wiþ her armes, as it were by affeccioun of matrimoyne.
- c1400(?a1387) PPl.C (Hnt HM 137)11.209 : Men þat buth bygetyn Out of matrimonie nat moillere mowe nat haue þe grace.
- (a1402) Trev.Dial.MC (Hrl 1900)14/15 : Hit longeþ to ȝou to knowe & to deme in cause of matrimonye & of wedlok.
- ?1403 Doc.in HMC Rep.5 App.306a : Al tha that fals wytnes bers..in cause of matrimon in what court so it be.
- a1425 Dial.Reason & A.(Cmb Ii.6.39)17/2 : I was juel born for ouȝte of matrimonye. monye.
- c1440(a1349) Rolle 10 Com.(Thrn)12/16 : 'Thow sall noghte bere false wyttnes agaynes thi neghteboure,' als in assys, or cause of matremoyne.
- (1449) Will Grimston in Archaeol.45126 : I forbede..that any issue that..shall procede or be gotyn by my seid brother..yn any othir wise then of gentille blode and yn lawfulle matrimoigne shal enherite or possede any fote of my seid livelode.
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)2.391 : Of the doȝhter of whom Hercules gate a son..not geten in trewe matrimony.
- a1500(?c1378) Wycl.OPastor.(Ryl Eng 86)435 : Siche holours þat synnen þus out of matrimonye..ben not weddid wiþ þe chirche ne wiþ god.
- a1500(1422) Yonge SSecr.(Lamb 633)193/31,36 : The work of matremony may be ussit and don..without anny Syn..in thre cassis: ffrust..for caus of cheldryn to ben concewid..the principall caus and office of the werk of matrimony.
2.
(a) The sacrament of matrimony; the sacrament of ~, ~ the sacrament; (b) the solemnization of a marriage, marriage ceremony, wedding; wordes of ~, marriage vows; (c) a particular marriage, existing or planned; matrimonial union; marrying, getting married; (d) don (maken) ~, to get married; medlen in (with a) mariage and ~, become united in marriage; joinen..in ~, marry (sb.), be united in marriage with (sb.); joinen matrimoines with; ben joined bi ~ with [see also joinen 6. (c)]; taken..to ~, take (sb.) in marriage, marry (sb.); fig. drauen ~ with, become one with (sb.), be united with.
Associated quotations
a
- (1357) Gaytr.LFCatech.(Yk-Borth R.I.11)48/218 : The sext commandement forbedes..any fleshly knawyng..othir than the sacrement of matermoyne [Rwl: matermone] escuse.
- (1357) Gaytr.LFCatech.(Yk-Borth R.I.11)68/343 : The sevent sacrement is Matirmonye [vr. Matrimony], That is, a lawefull festenyng betwix man and woman..to lyve samen.
- c1390 Mirror St.Edm.(1) (Vrn)989 : Þe Sixte is Matrimoyne to bigynne.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pars.(Manly-Rickert)I.882 : They..defoulen the Auctour of matrimoyne, that is Crist..in so muche as the sacrement of mariage is so noble..so muche is it gretter synne for to breken it.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pars.(Manly-Rickert)I.917 : Matrimoyne is leefful assemblynge of man and of womman that receyuen by vertu of the sacrement the boond thurgh which they may nat be departed in al hir lyf..This..is a ful greet sacrement.
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)1837 : Þurgh matrymony þe sacrament, were two o flessh made be assent.
- (c1434) Drury Wks.(CmbAdd 2830)78/108 : The sacrament of matrimonye excludyd dedly synne in þe werk of generacion be-twyx man & woman.
- a1500(1422) Yonge SSecr.(Lamb 633)192/35 : The sacrament of matremony is a dingnite ordeyned of god.
- ?a1500 Forms Notice (Yk-M 16.M.4)p.xvi : Ye worthy sacrament off Matrimone, the qwylk es for to cupyll two persons in one wyll.
b
- (1436) RParl.4.498a : She solde be dede, but sho walde sey ye wordes of Matrimonye, and theruppon ye Prest agayns hir will wedded yaym.
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)92/331 : Here is þe holyest matremony þat evyr was in þis werd.
- a1500(?c1425) Spec.Sacer.(Add 36791)83/14 : Ȝif that he knowe fleschely aftur tyme of matrymonie the moder, suster, or douȝter of his wyf.
- a1500(?a1450) GRom.(Hrl 7333)214 : Lete him wedde hir..and what tyme that the solempnite of the matrimonye is made, holdithe him with yow.
c
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.Mch.(Manly-Rickert)E.1573 : It is a cursed man..That letteth matrymoigne sikerly.
- c1400(?a1387) PPl.C (Hnt HM 137)3.149 : Yf matrimoine may be of mede and of falshede..Ȝut be war of þe weddyng, for wytty is treuthe.
- c1400(?a1387) PPl.C (Hnt HM 137)23.138 : For a menyuer mantel he made leel matrimonye Departe er deþ come, and a deuors shupte.
- (a1402) Trev.Dial.MC (Hrl 1900)15/3 : Ich go..forto axe heritage in my wyues name..hit longeþ to me to axe þat heritage, for hit is y-knytt to þe matrimonye.
- a1425(?c1384) Wycl.Church (Bod 788)348 : Þei maken many divorsis and many matrimonies unleveful.
- (1440) *Capgr.St.Norb.(Hnt HM 55)101 : Both of Frensch and of Germayn kynde Was þis man born, be swech dyuersite Of matrimony.
- a1450(1412) Hoccl.RP (Hrl 4866)5394 : For þat a kyng haþ right, forthi may By matrimoigne, pees and vnite Ben had.
- a1450 Who þat liste loke (Stw 951)41/56 : Who..take a wyf to haue lawful issue, God it plesyth al suche matrimoyne due.
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)5.429 : Edbaldus kynge..refusenge ydolatry and unlawefulle matrimony [Trev.: unlawful wif; L illegitimo thoro], was baptizede.
- a1500(?c1450) Florence (Cmb Ff.2.38:Vietor)1137 : To þe pales he made þem to brynge For to dystroye that false weddyng; The matrymony was not fyne.
- a1500(1422) Yonge SSecr.(Lamb 633)192/2 : For ofte tymys two realmes for on matremony is broght to on accord.
d
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)1 Esd.9.14 : Þat wee ben not turned & maken þyn hestis in veyn, ne bi matrimoyne wee be ioyned with [WB(2): ioyne matrimonyes with] þe puplis of þese abhomynaciouns.
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))1 Cor.7.38 : He that ioyneth his virgyn in matrimonye, doth wel; and he that ioyneth not, doith bettere.
- c1390 PPl.A(1) (Vrn)10.202 : Seþþen lawe haþ I-loket þat vche mon haue a make, In Mariage and Matrimoyne I-Medlet to-gedere.
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)9223 : Achilles..ordant to Ecuba..A message..Þat worthy to wilne to his wif euyn, And mell with a mariage & matremony hole, As a lady to liue to hir lyues end.
- c1450 Spec.Chr.(2) (Hrl 6580)228/16 : When thei do matrimonye [L contrahunt] that pees be reformede or conformede by a-lye and affinite be-twyn pertyes.
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)4.9 : Takenge the doȝhter of Darius to matrimony.
- a1500(?a1450) GRom.(Hrl 7333)26 : Þenne comith a wele faire knyȝte..our lord ihesu crist..and he drowe matrimony with vs, þat is to say, whan þat he tooke our kynde.
- (?a1500) MSS Montagu in HMC1 : Perilous daies..in the whiche..every man schuld shonys to make matrimonye.
3.
A union; synthesis.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)2a/b : Henricus..bygan a tretez by notabiliteez in which he enforced hym for to make a matrimoun [Ch.(2): matrymoyne or couplyng togidre] of Thederic & Lamfranc.
- a1500 *Of spayn (Ashm 759)6 : Take..redde gomme..sulphur..drawe out a tyncture, And make a matrimony pure Betwene the husbond and the wif, Espoused with the sprite of lyf.