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marital

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

Related forms:
mar⋅i⋅tal⋅ly, adverb
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

marital 
1603, from Fr. maritale, from L. maritalis "of or belonging to married people," from maritus "married man, husband" (see marry).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: mar·i·tal
Pronunciation: 'mar-&t-&l
Function: adjective
: of or relating to marriage or the married state
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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