matrimony
nounUK /ˈmætrɪməni/
US /ˈmætrɪmoʊni/
Matrimony is the state of being married.
The couple entered into matrimony in a small garden ceremony.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The ceremony or sacrament of marriage.
They received the blessing of matrimony in the church.
3. The relationship between married partners.
Their matrimony has lasted forty years.
4. A formal or legal bond of marriage.
The law recognizes matrimony as a legal contract.