conjugal

[ kon-juh-guhl ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of marriage:

   conjugal vows.

   Synonyms: connubial, nuptial, matrimonial

2. pertaining to the relation between marriage partners.

   Synonyms: marital

conjugal

/ ˌkɒndʒʊˈɡælɪtɪ; ˈkɒndʒʊɡəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to marriage or the relationship between husband and wife

   conjugal rights

conjugal

1. A descriptive term for the relationship between married persons. A conjugal family is the same as a nuclear family , composed of married parents and their children. Conjugal relatives (in-laws) trace their relations through the marriage of their respective blood relatives.

Derived Forms

• conjugality, noun
• ˈconjugally, adverb

Other Words From

• conju·gali·ty noun
• conju·gal·ly adverb
• non·conju·gal adjective
• non·conju·gal·ly adverb
• noncon·ju·gali·ty noun
• un·conju·gal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of conjugal¹

1535–45; < Latin conjugālis, equivalent to con- con- + jug ( um ) yoke ¹ + -ālis -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of conjugal¹

C16: from Latin conjugālis, from conjunx wife or husband, from conjungere to unite; see conjoin

Example Sentences

The show opens with a widowed Suzannah, saucily played by Busch, mourning the loss of a “conjugal partner of inexhaustible pyrotechnics.”

From New York Times

Among the irregularities the judge found was testimony from inmates who said they were granted favors including conjugal visits when they were brought to the Miami Police Department’s Homicide Unit to coordinate their testimony against Smith as state witnesses.

From Seattle Times

I was surprised he would dare go into acting with me in a film about a long-lasting, conjugal relationship.”

From Los Angeles Times

The official explanation was that he broke the show’s conjugal visit rule with his husband at the time, but over the years, and especially on his podcasts, Willam has alleged that he wanted off the show and knowingly broke rules to avoid what he described as ill treatment by some of the crew.

From Los Angeles Times

Four in every 100 girls aged 12-17 were either married or in a voluntary conjugal union, or had been, according to a 2020 census.

From Reuters