spousal
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈspaʊzəl/ / /ˈspaʊsəl/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English spouse Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English spousal From spouse + -al.
- of or relating to marriage
- of or relating to a spouse, spouses; to the relationship between spouses
“There ſhall vvee conſummate our ſpouſall rites.”
“We identify the degree of complementarity by calibrating #92;rho such that the model matches the reduced-form spousal spillover impact of the 2011 Norwegian pension reform.”
noun
Etymology: From Middle English spousaille, from Old French esposaille, espousaille, espousalle, Anglo-Norman (e)spusaille, esposalie, sposale, spousaille.
- Espousal; marriage; nuptials.
“The Spouſals of Hippolita the Queen;”
“Knowing well to celebrate / With song and hue and star and state, / With tender light and youthful cheer, / The spousals of the new-born year.”