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conjugal

[ kon-juh-guhl ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of marriage:

    conjugal vows.

    Synonyms: connubial, nuptial, matrimonial

  2. pertaining to the relation between marriage partners.

    Synonyms: marital



conjugal

/ ˌkɒndʒʊˈɡælɪtɪ; ˈkɒndʒʊɡəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to marriage or the relationship between husband and wife

    conjugal rights



conjugal

  1. A descriptive term for the relationship between married persons. A conjugal family is the same as a nuclear family , composed of married parents and their children. Conjugal relatives (in-laws) trace their relations through the marriage of their respective blood relatives.


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Derived Forms

  • conjugality, noun
  • ˈconjugally, adverb

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Other Words From

  • conju·gali·ty noun
  • conju·gal·ly adverb
  • non·conju·gal adjective
  • non·conju·gal·ly adverb
  • noncon·ju·gali·ty noun
  • un·conju·gal adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of conjugal1

1535–45; < Latin conjugālis, equivalent to con- con- + jug ( um ) yoke 1 + -ālis -al 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of conjugal1

C16: from Latin conjugālis, from conjunx wife or husband, from conjungere to unite; see conjoin

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Example Sentences

The Conjugal Coat of Arms was approved this year by the Queen and is being shown publicly for the first time today.

Conjugal visits are allowed in Peruvian prisons if couples register as common-law partners, as the two lovebirds are.

For example, he authorized conjugal visits for prisoners for the first time in the state and broadened environmental protection.

Contrast this vision of conjugal kink with traditional Christianity, which tends to treat sex as, at best, a necessary evil.

They're supposed to be within marriage, for purposes that are, yes, conjugal... but also procreative.

I conceive that the strictest union of affection is requisite to conjugal felicity.

Wearing apparel, furniture, jewelry, even legal expenses incurred in regaining her conjugal rights have been included.

This conjugal annoyance is the only one that makes you beside yourself with joy.

She rose with a smile to guide the young and guileless apprentice to conjugal arts through the labyrinth of her palace.

You are the luckiest of men in having successfully managed to escape from this first dangerous pass in conjugal life.

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