Compare matrimony and patrimony.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Both have nine letters
AtheistInNC
Level 7
Aug 3, 2021
2
...and they rhyme.
In what context?
Both words can have multiple meanings depending on the reason for use
LenHazell53
Level 9
Aug 3, 2021
2
Not in Oxford d.
@yvilletom
Patrimony OED definitions
An estate or right inherited from one's father
An estate or right inherited from an ancestor
A church estate or endowment
One's legal heritage
Matrimony OED definitions
The act of Marrying
The state of being married
Wedlock
A card game
The state of being a mother
One or other partner in a marriage
An estate or right inherited from one's spouse
If you are going to bullshit, check your facts first
@LenHazell53 You certainly obeyed.
I used the “Oxford Dictionary of English”, an economy version that Amazon recently put on the monochrome Kindle I’ve had for about six years. In all I have four Oxfords, one of them the Compact Edition that requires a magnifier and they all differ.
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