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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Spousal \Spous"al\ (-al), adjective [See {Espousal}, {Sponsal}, and {Spouse}.] Of or pertaining to a spouse or marriage; nuptial; matrimonial; conjugal; connubial; bridal; as, spousal rites; spousal ornaments. --Wordsworth.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Spousal \Spous"al\, noun [See {Espousal}, {Spouse}.] 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
spousal
adjective
1: of or relating to a wedding; "bridal procession"; "nuptial day"; "spousal rites"; "wedding cake"; "marriage vows" [syn: {bridal}, {nuptial}]
2: relating to or celebrating marriage; "a fitting symbol of spousal love"
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