spousal C2 Topic:Describing Qualities 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 Appears in Phrases (1) See all spousal relationship the relationship between two people who are married to each other 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 Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown