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Webster 1913 Edition


Conjugal

Con′ju-gal

,
Adj.
[L.
conjugalis
, fr.
conjux
husband, wife, consort, fr.
conjungere
to unite, join in marriage. See
Conjoin
.]
Belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial; connubial.
Conjugal affection.”
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Conjugal

CONJUGAL

,
Adj.
[L., marriage; to yoke or couple. See Join and Yoke.]
1.
Belonging to marriage; matrimonial; connubial; as conjugal relation; conjugal ties.
2.
Suitable to the married state; becoming a husband in relation to his consort, or a consort in relation to her husband; as conjugal affection.

Definition 2024


conjugal

conjugal

English

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Adjective

conjugal (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin coniugālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.ʒy.ɡal/

Adjective

conjugal m (feminine singular conjugale, masculine plural conjugaux, feminine plural conjugales)

  1. conjugal

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin conjugalis, from conjux, from con- (together) + jugum (yoke)

Adjective

conjugal m, f (plural conjugais, comparable)

  1. conjugal (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from French conjugal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kon.ʒuˈgal/

Adjective

conjugal m, n (feminine singular conjugală, masculine plural conjugali, feminine and neuter plural conjugale)

  1. conjugal

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