spou·sal /ˈspaʊzəl, səl/
結婚,結親,結婚儀式(a.)結婚的
Spous·al a. Of or pertaining to a spouse or marriage; nuptial; matrimonial; conjugal; connubial; bridal; as, spousal rites; spousal ornaments.
Spous·al, n. Marriage; nuptials; espousal; -- generally used in the plural; as, the spousals of Hippolita.
Boweth your head under that blissful yoke . . .
Which that men clepeth spousal or wedlock. --Chaucer.
The spousals of the newborn year. --Emerson.
◄ ►
spousal
adj 1: of or relating to a wedding; "bridal procession"; "nuptial
day"; "spousal rites"; "wedding cake"; "marriage vows"
[syn: bridal, nuptial]
2: relating to or celebrating marriage; "a fitting symbol of
spousal love"