conjugal

Definition

Of or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses; connubial.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• ""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!""

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