conjugal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɑnd͡ʒəɡəl/ (US)
- /kənˈd͡ʒuːɡəl/ (US)
- /ˈkɒndʒʊɡəl/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle French conjugal, from Latin coniugālis (“con- + iugum ('yoke')”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses; connubial.
"Lawgivers were never more mistaken," said Lady Mary, "than when they ordained that the conjugal tie should last through life for better and worse; the last injunction being strictly complied with. There should be septennial marriages, as well as septennial parliaments!"
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “An Act of Parliament”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 189:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| conjugial | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
conjugal act · conjugicide · conjugal visitation · conjugal rights · conjugally · conjugal rite · unconjugal · nonconjugal · extraconjugal · conjugality · conjugal visit
Relateds
Synonyms
connubial (pertaining to marriage)
Translations (23)
ca conjugal (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses) · kw priosel (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses) · fr conjugal (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses) · cmn 夫妻之間的 /夫妻之间的 (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses) · ru бра́чный (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses) · bg брачен (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses) · es conjugal (disused) (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses) · fi aviollinen (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses) · cs manželský (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses) · hu házastársi (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses) · la coniugālis (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses) · tr evlilik ile ilgili (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses) · eo edzeca (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses) · es conyugal (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses) · pt conjugal (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses) · nl echtelijk (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses) · yue 夫妻之間嘅 /夫妻之间嘅 (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses) · bg съпружески (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses) · el συζυγικός (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses) · sv äktenskaplig (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses) · pl małżeński (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses) · ru супру́жеский (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses) · de eheähnlich (of, or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses)