[spou-zuh
l] 
| 1. | Often, spousals. the ceremony of marriage; nuptials. |
| 2. | nuptial; matrimonial. |
| spou·sal (spou'zəl, -səl) adj.
[From Middle English spousaille, marriage, from Old French espousaille, from Latin spōnsālia, betrothal, from neuter pl. of spōnsālis, of marriage, from spōnsus, past participle of spondēre, to pledge; see spouse.] |