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adjectiveof or relating to the state of marriage
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Origin
- Latinmarītālis
- Middle Frenchmarital
- Englishmarital
Borrowed from Middle French marital, and its source, Latin marītālis, from marītus (“husband”).
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Ancient Greek γαμικός
- γαμικός (gamikós)pertaining to marriage
Bulgarian бра́чен, съпру́жески
- бра́чен (bráčen)pertaining to marriage
- съпру́жески (săprúžeski)pertaining to marriage
Catalan marital
- maritalpertaining to marriage
Czech manželský
- manželskýpertaining to marriage
Finnish avio-, aviollinen
- avio-pertaining to marriage
- aviollinenpertaining to marriage
French matrimonial
- matrimonialpertaining to marriage
German ehelich
- ehelichpertaining to marriage
Greek συζυγικός
- συζυγικός (syzygikós)pertaining to marriage
Hungarian házassági
- házasságipertaining to marriage
Latin marītālis
- marītālispertaining to marriage
Norwegian Bokmål ekteskapelig
- ekteskapeligpertaining to marriage
Polish małżeński
- małżeńskipertaining to marriage
Russian бра́чный, супру́жеский
- бра́чный (bráčnyj)pertaining to marriage
- супру́жеский (suprúžeskij)pertaining to marriage
Slovak manželský
- manželskýpertaining to marriage
Spanish marital
- maritalpertaining to marriage
Swedish äktenskaplig
- äktenskapligpertaining to marriage
Ukrainian подру́жній, шлю́бний
- подру́жній (podrúžnij)pertaining to marriage
- шлю́бний (šljúbnyj)pertaining to marriage
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APA
marital. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marital
MLA
“marital.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marital. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marital,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marital.
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