SPOUSALS

Noun

spousals

plural of spousal

Source: Wiktionary


SPOUSAL

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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5 April 2025

SET

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