Both Uses of
matrimony
in
The Age of Innocence
- after tea he talked in a corner of the firelit hall with a young lady who had professed herself broken-hearted when his engagement was announced, but was now eager to tell him of her own matrimonial hopes;†
Chpt 15matrimonial = marriage (or related to marriage)
- And on the whole she should probably settle down in Washington, and make a home there for poor Medora, who had worn out the patience of all her other relations just at the time when she most needed looking after and protecting from matrimonial perils.†
Chpt 24 *
Definition:
the state of being a married