spousal
1Spousal — Spous al ( al), a. [See {Espousal}, {Sponsal}, and {Spouse}.] Of or pertaining to a spouse or marriage; nuptial; matrimonial; conjugal; connubial; bridal; as, spousal rites; spousal ornaments. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] …
2Spousal — Spous al, n. [See {Espousal}, {Spouse}.] Marriage; nuptials; espousal; generally used in the plural; as, the spousals of Hippolita. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Boweth your head under that blissful yoke . . . Which that men clepeth spousal or wedlock.… …
3spousal — (adj.) 1510s, from spousal (n.) “condition of being espoused, action of marrying,” from O.Fr. esposailles (see ESPOUSAL (Cf. espousal)) …
4spousal — [spou′zəl] n. [see ESPOUSAL] [often pl.] Now Rare a marriage ceremony adj. 1. Now Rare of marriage 2. of or relating to a spouse [spousal benefits] …
5spousal — index marriage (wedlock), matrimony Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6spousal — adjective 1. of or relating to a wedding bridal procession nuptial day spousal rites wedding cake marriage vows • Syn: ↑bridal, ↑nuptial …
7spousal — adjective /ˈspaʊzəl,ˈspaʊzəl,ˈspaʊsəl/ a) of or relating to marriage There we shall consummate our spousal rites. b) of or relating to a spouse, spouses; to the relationship between spouses …
8spousal — adj. Spousal is used with these nouns: ↑abuse, ↑consent, ↑rape, ↑support …
9spousal — [[t]spa͟ʊzəl[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Spousal rights and duties are ones which you gain if you are married. [AM, FORMAL] Syn: marital …
10Spousal rape — is non consensual sexual assault in which the perpetrator is the victim s spouse.Spousal rape is also called marital rape and often wrongly conflated with partner rape or intimate partner sexual assault (IPSA). Because there is a widely held view …
