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SPOUSAL
spousal
(adjective) relating to a spouse; “a fitting symbol of spousal love”
bridal, nuptial, spousal
(adjective) of or relating to a wedding; “bridal procession”; “nuptial day”; “spousal rites”; “wedding cake”; “marriage vows”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
spousal (comparative more spousal, superlative most spousal)
of or relating to marriage
of or relating to a spouse, spouses; to the relationship between spouses
Noun
spousal (plural spousals)
(obsolete, chiefly, in the plural) marriage; nuptials; espousal
Source: Wiktionary
Spous"al, a. Etym: [See Espousal, Sponsal, and Spouse.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to a spouse or marriage; nuptial; matrimonial; conjugal; bridal; as, spousal rites; spousal ornaments. Wordsworth.
Spous"al, n. Etym: [See Espousal, Spouse.]
Definition: Marriage; nuptials; espousal; -- generally used in the plural; as, the spousals of Hippolita. Dryden. Boweth your head under that blissful yoke . . . Which that men clepeth spousal or wedlock. Chaucer. the spousals of the newborn year. Emerson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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