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spous⋅al

  [spou-zuhl]
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–noun
1. Often, spousals. the ceremony of marriage; nuptials.
–adjective
2. nuptial; matrimonial.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME spousaille, aph. var. of espousaille espousal

Related forms:
spous⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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spou·sal   (spou'zəl, -səl)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to marriage; nuptial.

  2. Of or relating to a spouse.

n.  Marriage; nuptials. Often used in the plural.

[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.]
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