Conjugal
21conjugal — con|ju|gal [ˈkɔndʒugəl US ˈka:n ] adj [only before noun] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: conjugalis, from conjux husband or wife , from conjugere; CONJUGATE] 1.) relating to marriage ▪ conjugal love 2.) conjugal visit a private meeting… …
22conjugal — [[t]kɒ̱nʤʊg(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Conjugal means relating to marriage and the relationship between a husband and wife, especially their sexual relationship. [FORMAL] ...a man deprived of his conjugal rights …
23conjugal — adjective Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin conjugalis, from conjug , conjux husband, wife, from conjungere to join, unite in marriage Date: 1545 of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their… …
24conjugal — conjugality, n. conjugally, adv. /kon jeuh geuhl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of marriage: conjugal vows. 2. pertaining to the relation of husband and wife. [1535 45; < L conjugalis, equiv. to con CON + jug(um) YOKE + alis AL1 …
25conjugal — con·ju·gal kän ji gəl, kən jü adj of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations <conjugal happiness> con·ju·gal·ly gə lē adv * * * con·ju·gal (konґj gəl) [con + jugal] pertaining to marriage …
26conjugal — [16] The notion underlying conjugal is of ‘joining together’. It comes from Latin conjugālis, an adjective derived from conjux ‘spouse’. This is turn was derived from conjugāre ‘join together (in marriage)’, a compound verb formed from the prefix …
27conjugal — adjective (only before noun) formal connected with marriage: They lived together in conjugal bliss …
28conjugal — adjective the conjugal bond must be a two way relationship Syn: marital, matrimonial, nuptial, marriage, bridal; Law spousal; literary connubial …
29conjugal — UK [ˈkɒndʒʊɡ(ə)l] / US [ˈkɑndʒəɡ(ə)l] adjective formal relating to marriage the conjugal bed …
30conjugal — [16] The notion underlying conjugal is of ‘joining together’. It comes from Latin conjugālis, an adjective derived from conjux ‘spouse’. This is turn was derived from conjugāre ‘join together (in marriage)’, a compound verb formed from the prefix …
