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conjugial

UK/kənˈdʒuːɡɪəl/

conjugial is the alternative form of conjugal.

Meaning of conjugal

Adjective

conjugal (not comparable)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    connubial

Origin of conjugial

From Latin coniugiālis, from coniugium (“connection, marriage”).

Questions about conjugial

What is conjugial the alternative form of?
Conjugial is the alternative form of conjugal.
How do you pronounce conjugial?
Conjugial is pronounced /kənˈdʒuːɡɪəl/ (UK).

Words near conjugial in the dictionary

  1. conjugations
  2. conjugative
  3. conjugatively
  4. conjugator
  5. conjugators
  6. conjugial
  7. conjugicide
  8. conjugicides
  9. conjumble
  10. conjumbled
  11. conjumbles

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