this was found on my great great great grandmothers wedding certificate
2006-12-27 10:36:16 · 11 answers · asked by liam.cornes 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
From the Latin:
fides = proof, confirmation (nominative case of the noun fides)
matrimonii = of marriage (genitive case of the noun matrimonium)
contracti = of completion, of contract (genitive case of the adjective contractus, derived from the past participle of the verb contraho)
fides matrimonii contracti
proof of marriage contract = marriage certificate
2006-12-28 08:50:09 · answer #1 · answered by Steven Jay 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
fides is a legal term meaning credentials. What the phrase means is a certificate of marriage. I'm sure you've heard of Bona Fides. This means credentials that actually pertain to the point in question. Your driver's license is a Bona fides for operating a motor vehicle.
2006-12-27 19:05:08 · answer #2 · answered by Sophist 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well matrimonii means marriage, or joining, and contracti means contract or ceremony. So, that basically means the certificate was a mariage one.
2006-12-30 13:32:09 · answer #3 · answered by peaceloveliberals 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fides = faith or faithful
matrimoni contraxts = marriage contract
so it means a contract of faithful marriage.
2006-12-27 18:44:46 · answer #4 · answered by cate 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Basically it is their marriage contract, `signed, sealed and delivered.
2006-12-29 15:35:58 · answer #5 · answered by Social Science Lady 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
contract of marriage based on fidelity
2006-12-27 23:49:30 · answer #6 · answered by c.j. 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
. . . that unless your great great great grandfather regularly invested in a puncture-repair kit and bicycle pump, your great great great grandmother probably let him down (you didn't say, are you the new latex model?) . . .
2006-12-27 18:47:16 · answer #7 · answered by Astra 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
a matremony contract ha ha did u marry a spanish bird when u were drunk
2006-12-27 18:38:34 · answer #8 · answered by sonny l 3 · 2⤊ 4⤋
trust matrimonial contract
2006-12-27 18:40:52 · answer #9 · answered by Laurie L, D-M 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
faith in contract of marriage.
2006-12-27 18:39:54 · answer #10 · answered by fluxpattern® 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋