conjugal

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con·ju·gal | \ ˈkän-ji-gəl

also kən-ˈjü- \

Definition of conjugal

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

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newlyweds still in a rapturous state of conjugal happiness

Recent Examples on the Web The winning team gets to have their wives tested, and then essentially a conjugal visit. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, "Better baseball on TV: What MLB can learn from ‘Bachelor’ and ‘Millionaire’," 4 May 2020 Coffee’ Here’s pop-R&B from the distant era — before last month? — of conjugal business as usual. — Jon Pareles, New York Times, "Bon Iver’s Plea, and 8 More New Songs," 17 Apr. 2020 Frenchly, however, the non-existent man was permitted conjugal visits during his imprisonment, one of which resulted in Edmond. — New York Times, "‘The Man in the Red Coat,’ by Julian Barnes: An Excerpt," 18 Feb. 2020 Gama was accused of using conjugal visits to help coordinate the assault. — Alex Cuadros, Harper's magazine, "“My Gang Is Jesus”," 20 Jan. 2020 Plus, Empress Elizabeth blamed Catherine for not performing her conjugal duties. — Kristin Vartan, EW.com, "Love HBO’s Catherine the Great? There's more to know about the Russian empress," 18 Nov. 2019 My daughter, Alia, the happy outcome of a conjugal visit before such meetings were disallowed during the low point of the tough-on-crime Nineties, lives in San Francisco. — Kenneth E. Hartman, Harper's magazine, "Life after Life," 16 Sep. 2019 By then, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s conjugal viewing of the solar eclipse (taxpayer bill: $33,000) or Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson’s dining room set ($31,000) barely left a blip in the collective conscience. — Jacob S. Hacker, Washington Post, "The missteps and misdeeds of Trump’s Cabinet," 1 Aug. 2019 The design bears a resemblance to her conjugal cypher with her husband. — Eileen Reslen, Town & Country, "Here's Your First Look at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Joint Royal Monogram," 26 July 2018

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“Conjugal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conjugal. Accessed 26 May. 2020.

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conjugal

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of conjugal

formal : relating to marriage or to a married couple

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conjugal

adjective

con·ju·gal | \ ˈkän-ji-gəl, kən-ˈjü-

Medical Definition of conjugal

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

conjugal

adjective

con·ju·gal | \ ˈkän-jə-gəl

Legal Definition of conjugal

: of or relating to marriage or to married persons and their relationships

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