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marital

/ˈmɛɹətəl/

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What does marital mean?

adjective

  1. Pertaining to marriage.
More meanings (1)

adjective

  1. (obsolete) Pertaining to a husband.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈmɛɹətəl/

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Though always polite, it was his habit to receive such services with marital coolness, as his wife’s duty.
George EliotMiddlemarchProject Gutenberg ebook #145
This marriage was a business partnership as well as marital and proved a success in every way.
Elbert HubbardJohn Jacob AstorProject Gutenberg ebook #412
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They had no faintest approach to such a thing in their minds, knowing nothing of the custom of marital indulgence among us.
Charlotte Perkins GilmanHerlandProject Gutenberg ebook #32
Those who anticipate the possibility of a premature interruption of pregnancy should realize that the marital relation is inadvisable after conception has taken place.
J. Morris (Josiah Morris) SlemonsThe Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During PregnancyProject Gutenberg ebook #7129
Wilson was consulted by a gentleman of twenty-six as to his ability to perform the marital function.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747