Main Entry:

con·ju·gal

Pronunciation:

\ˈkän-ji-gəl also kən-ˈjü-\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin conjugalis, from conjug-, conjux husband, wife, from conjungere to join, unite in marriage

Date:

1545

: of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial <conjugal happiness>

— con·ju·gal·i·ty \ˌkän-ji-ˈga-lə-tē, -jü-\ noun

— con·ju·gal·ly \ˈkän-ji-gə-lē also kən-ˈjü-\ adverb