conjugal

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   relating to marriage or the relationship between spouses

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

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Simplified etymology

Conjugal comes from Latin conjugalis, from conjux “spouse,” and is ultimately based on Latin jugum “yoke.”

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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