Distention: The state of being distended, enlarged, swollen from internal pressure. For example, on inhalation there is distention of the lungs due to the increased air pressure within the lungs. The word distention comes from a Latin root tendere, to extend. The word tendon comes from the same root.
He and Lady Mary Crawley entered a tumultuous eight-year relationship ending with Matthew's second proposal in early January 1920. Mary finally accepts, five and a half years after the first. They get married in May 1920 and lived together in Downton Abbey.
Lady Mary hasnât exactly been the luckiest in love. In fact, for all three Crawley sisters, love has had dire consequences. But at least it appears that new mother Lady Mary wonât be left in the depths of depression for too long after the death of the love of her life, Matthew Crawley in the season finale.