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marital Definition


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marital
adj
    1. Belonging or relating to marriage. See also connubial, matrimonial.
      Example: marital status
      Example: the marital home
      Thesaurus: conjugal, married, wedded, matrimonial, nuptial, connubial.
    2. Belonging or relating to a husband.
      Example: denied him his marital rights
Derivative: maritally
adverb
    Etymology: 17c: from Latin maritalis married, from maritus a husband.



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