Etymology

conjugal

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Today it means: Of or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses; connubial. Full definition →

Middle French conjugal ← Latin coniugālis
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  1. Latin · derived fromconiugālis“con- + iugum ('yoke')”
  2. Middle French · derived fromconjugal
  3. English todayconjugal

From Middle French conjugal, from Latin coniugālis (“con- + iugum ('yoke')”).

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