Conjugal

//ˈkɑnd͡ʒəɡəl// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses; connubial. not-comparable

    ""Lawgivers were never more mistaken," said Lady Mary, "than when they ordained that the conjugal tie should last through life for better and worse; the last injunction being strictly complied with. There should be septennial marriages, as well as septennial parliaments!""

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
connubialadoringaffectionatebridalconnubialconnubial

Example

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"Eleanor suffered severely for her conjugal affection even after the death of her husband by being imprisoned for the dreadful period of forty-three years."

Etymology

From Middle French conjugal, from Latin coniugālis (“con- + iugum ('yoke')”).

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conjugal rightsconjugal riteconjugal visitconjugal visitation

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