1 definition found From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]: MATRIMONIUM. By this word is understood the inheritance descending to a man, ex parti matris. It is but little used. 2. Among the Romans this word was employed to signify marriage; and it was so called because this conjunction was made with the design that the wife should become a mother. Inst. 1, 9, 1.
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