spousal C2 Topic:Family & Relationships US /ˈspaʊzəl/ UK /ˈspaʊzəl/ See IPA manual Freq #33945 Meanings 1 adj relating to a spouse A fitting symbol of spousal love. Thesaurus Synonyms husbandlybridal Word family Derived forms interspousalspousally Related forms espouse Common collocations spousal relationship Adjective + noun Etymology From Middle English spousaille, from Old French esposaille, espousaille, espousalle, Anglo-Norman (e)spusaille, esposalie, sposale, spousaille. spousaille Middle English esposaille Old French espusaille xno View etymology graph -> Topics Family & Relationships Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # spousal **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈspaʊzəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈspaʊzəl/ **Frequency rank:** 33945 ## Meanings 1. relating to a spouse ## Examples - A fitting symbol of spousal love. ## Synonyms - husbandly - bridal ## Derived Forms - interspousal - spousally ## Related Forms - espouse ## Roots and Affixes - Root: spousaille - Root: esposaille - Root: espusaille ## Etymology From Middle English spousaille, from Old French esposaille, espousaille, espousalle, Anglo-Norman (e)spusaille, esposalie, sposale, spousaille. ## Topics - Family & Relationships - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown