conjugal

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   relating to marriage or the relationship between spouses

   The novel portrays years of conjugal loyalty tested by long separations.

Common collocations

• conjugal visitation Adjective + noun

From Middle French conjugal, from Latin coniugalis ("marital"), related to coniunx ("spouse") and coniungere ("to join together"). These words ultimately combine con- ("together") with the family of iugum ("yoke"), presenting marriage as a joining together.

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