Conjugal

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Conjugal \Con"ju*gal\, a. [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.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  conjugal
       adj : of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a
             wife and husband; "connubial bliss"; "conjugal visits"
             [syn: {connubial}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "conjugal":
     adoring, affectionate, bridal, connubial, demonstrative, devoted,
     epithalamic, faithful, filial, fond, husbandly, hymeneal,
     languishing, lovelorn, lovesick, lovesome, loving, marital,
     married, maternal, matrimonial, melting, nuptial, parental,
     paternal, romantic, sentimental, soft, spousal, tender, uxorious,
     wedded, wifely
  
  

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  CONJUGAL. Matrimonial; belonging, to marriage as, conjugal rights, or the 
  rights which belong to the husband or wife as such.