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  • What are the linguistic origins of the word marriage?

    Was there a very linguistically similar term used in Olden pagan England, or was it truly introduced with the advent of Judeo-Christian religion in the West? Is "matrimony" the same? It's derived from Latin, I know, but how far back - pagan times or Christian times? I think the answer to this really answers who owns the definition of the words "marriage" and "matrimony."

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