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mar⋅i⋅tal

[mar-i-tl]
1. of or pertaining to marriage; conjugal; matrimonial: marital vows; marital discord.
2. Archaic. of or pertaining to a husband.

Origin:
1595–1605; < L marītālis of married people, deriv. of marītus of marriage. See marry 1 , -al 1


mar⋅i⋅tal⋅ly, adverb
mar·i·tal   (mār'ĭ-tl)   
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to marriage: marital status; marital problems.
  2. Of or relating to a husband.

[Latin marītālis, from marītus, married.]
mar'i·tal·ly adv.

Marital

Mar"i*tal\, a. [F., fr. L. maritalis, fr. maritus belonging to marriage, n., a husband. See Marry, v.] Of or pertaining to a husband; as, marital rights, duties, authority. "Marital affection." --Ayliffe.
Language Translation for : marital
Spanish: conyugal,
German: ehelich,
Japanese: 結婚の

marital 
1603, from Fr. maritale, from L. maritalis "of or belonging to married people," from maritus "married man, husband" (see marry).

Main Entry: mar·i·tal
Pronunciation: 'mar-&t-&l
Function: adjective
: of or relating to marriage or the married state
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