marital

[mar-i-tl]

1. of or relating to marriage; conjugal; matrimonial.

   marital vows; marital discord.

2. Archaic.,  of or relating to a husband.

marital

/ ˈmærɪtəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to marriage

   marital status

2. of or relating to a husband

Other Word Forms

• maritally adverb
• nonmarital adjective
• nonmaritally adverb
• postmarital adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of marital¹

1595–1605; < Latin marītālis of married people, derivative of marītus of marriage. See marry ¹, -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of marital¹

C17: from Latin marītālis, from marītus married (adj), husband (n); related to mās male

Example Sentences

Sources told TMZ that the “Somebody Like You” singer, who spoke publicly in the past about marital tensions, allegedly found romance with another woman amid the separation.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Numerous flashbacks include Lobb’s diary entries, which lay bare his marital infidelity and family abandonment for a second marriage to a woman not much older than his children.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Last year, an AI tool used to crack down on welfare fraud was found to show bias according to people's age, disability, marital status and nationality.

Read more on BBC

Revolution is in the air, and Tevye’s daughters have their own minds about their marital prospects.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Mr Farage owns his former marital home in Kent and two further investment properties in the county through his company Thorn in the Side.

Read more on BBC

Related Words

• matrimonial 
• wedded