adj. 1. Of or relating to marriage; nuptial. 2. Of or relating to a spouse. n. often spousals Marriage; nuptials. [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; see SPOUSE.] |
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