Marriage Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Etymology== The word "marriage" appeared around 1300 and likely descended from the [[Old French]] "mariage" of the 12th Century and the [[Vulgar Latin]] "maritaticum" of the 11th Century, ultimately tracing to the [[Latin]] "maritatus", [[past participle]] of "maritare".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harper |first=Douglas R. |author-link=Douglas Harper (lexicographer) |date=13 October 2021 |title=marriage (n.) |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/marriage |access-date=17 March 2024 |website=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]]}}</ref> The adjective ''{{Lang|la|marīt-us -a, -um}}'' meaning matrimonial or nuptial could also be used in the masculine form as a noun for "husband" and in the feminine form for "wife".<ref name="OED_marriage">Oxford English Dictionary 11th Edition, "marriage"</ref> The related word "matrimony" derives from the Old French word ''{{Lang|ang|matremoine}}'', which appears around 1300 CE and ultimately derives from Latin ''{{Lang|la|mātrimōnium}}'', which combines the two concepts: ''{{Lang|la|mater}}'' meaning "[[mother]]" and the suffix {{Lang|la|-monium}} signifying "action, state, or condition".<ref name="Etymology">{{cite web |title=matrimony (n.) |url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=matrimony |publisher=Online Etymology Dictionary}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page