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Webster 1913 Edition


Connubial

Con-nu′bi-al

(#)
,
Adj.
[L.
connubialis
, fr.
connubium
marriage;
con-
+
nubere
to veil, to marry. See
Nupital
.]
Of or pertaining to marriage, or the marriage state; conjugal; nuptial.
Nor Eve the rites
Mysterious of
connubial
love refused.
Milton.
Kind,
connubial
tenderness.
Goldsmith.

Webster 1828 Edition


Connubial

CONNUBIAL

,
Adj.
[L., to marry.] Pertaining to marriage; nuptial; belonging to the state of husband and wife; as, connubial rites; connubial love.

Definition 2024


connubial

connubial

English

Adjective

connubial (comparative more connubial, superlative most connubial)

  1. Of or relating to the state of being married.

Usage notes

Particularly used in fixed phrases, such as “connubial bliss”, “connubial love”, “connubial relations”, and “connubial bed”.

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References

  1. connubial” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).