SPOUSAL, adjective [from spouse.] Pertaining to marriage; nuptial; matrimonial; conjugal; connubial; bridal; as spousal rites; spousal ornaments. SPOUSAL, noun [Latin See Spouse.] Marriage; nuptials. It is now generally used in the plural; as the spousals of Hippolita.
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