adjective
marital
MAIR-ih-tuhl/ˈmærɪtl/
Relating to marriage or spouses.
The couple discusses plans for their marital home.
Etymology
The husband root, whose earlier origin is uncertain, gives an adjective originally concerned with a husband or his side of marriage. Its meaning broadened to marriage and spouses generally.
In context
the point of marital discernment, of knowing how to choose the right spouse instead of falling in love with the idea of marriage
More examples
- They sought marital counseling.
- The form asked about marital status.
- She studied marital customs.
Forms
marital
marriage noun — the state of being married
Similar words
- matrimonial
- Another adjective relating to marriage, often formal.
- spousal
- Relates specifically to a spouse.