common-law marriage vs matrimony

common-law marriage and matrimony both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
common-law marriage	Yes	No	No	No
matrimony	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, matrimony is a hypernym of common-law marriage; that is, matrimony is a word with a broader meaning than common-law marriage:

common-law marriage: a marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremony
matrimony: the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

Other hypernyms of common-law marriage include marriage, spousal relationship, union, wedlock.

common-law marriage (noun)	matrimony (noun)
a marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremony	the ceremony or sacrament of marriage
	the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

common-law marriage vs matrimony

common-law marriage and matrimony both are nouns.

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