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