Adjacent Words

Marital definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MAR'ITAL, a. [L. maritus.] Pertaining to a husband.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or relating to the state of marriage; "marital status"; "marital fidelity"; "married bliss" [syn: marital, matrimonial, married]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Latin maritalis, from maritus married Date: 1603 1. of or relating to marriage or the married state <marital vows> 2. of or relating to a husband and his role in marriage • maritally adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 of marriage or the relations between husband and wife. 2 of or relating to a husband. Derivatives: maritally adv. Etymology: L maritalis f. maritus husband

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Marital Mar"i*tal, a. [F., fr. L. maritalis, fr. maritus belonging to marriage, n., a husband. See Marry, v.] Of or pertaining to a husband; as, marital rights, duties, authority. ``Marital affection.'' --Ayliffe.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Marital is used to describe things relating to marriage. Caroline was keen to make her marital home in London... Her son had no marital problems. ADJ: ADJ n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Of a husband, incident to a husband.