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

They are not marital property and do not figure in a divorce.

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Angelica’s sympathies may have sprung, in part, from her own marital trials.

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“I am in receipt of a letter,” Penelope pressed on, for she had no desire to hear about Lady Ashton’s marital woes, or anyone else’s for that matter.

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They’re both keeping secrets, but how exactly are their marital problems related to the inexplicable bumps in the night?

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One sloppy murder attempt becomes full-on farce as Man-soo finds himself shouting marital advice to an intended victim over deafening music before the action devolves into a messy three-way scrum.

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Related Words

• matrimonial 
• wedded