non-conjugal









non-conjugal


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of marriage: conjugal vows.
  2. pertaining to the relation between marriage partners.

adjective

  1. of or relating to marriage or the relationship between husband and wifeconjugal rights

adj.1540s, from Middle French conjugal (13c.), from Latin coniugalis “relating to marriage,” from coniunx (genitive coniugis) “spouse,” related to coniugare “to join together,” from com- “together” (see com-) + iugare “to join,” from iugum “yoke” (see jugular). A descriptive term for the relationship between married persons. A conjugal family is the same as a nuclear family, composed of married parents and their children. Conjugal relatives (in-laws) trace their relations through the marriage of their respective blood relatives.

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