Spousal Definition
spouzəl, -səl
spousals
adjective
Of marriage.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to a spouse.
Spousal benefits.
Webster's New World
noun
A marriage ceremony.
Webster's New World
Chaucer.
Boweth your head under that blissful yoke [...] Which that men clepeth spousal or wedlock.
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Emerson.
The spousals of the newborn year.
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Other Word Forms of Spousal
Noun
Singular:
spousal
Plural:
spousalsOrigin of Spousal
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From Middle English spousaille marriage from Old French espousaille from Latin spōnsālia betrothal from neuter pl. of spōnsālis of marriage from spōnsus past participle of spondēre to pledge spouse
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From spouse +"Ž -al
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