Spousal
Pronunciation : Spous"al
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [See Espousal, Sponsal, and Spouse.]
Definition : Defn: Of or pertaining to a spouse or marriage; nuptial; matrimonial; conjugal; bridal; as, spousal rites; spousal ornaments. Wordsworth.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Spous"al
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Espousal, Spouse.]
Definition : Defn: Marriage; nuptials; espousal; -- generally used in the plural; as, the spousals of Hippolita. Dryden. Boweth your head under that blissful yoke . . . Which that men clepeth spousal or wedlock. Chaucer. the spousals of the newborn year. Emerson.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913