marital

[ mar-i-tl ]

/ ˈmær ɪ tl /

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of or relating to marriage; conjugal; matrimonial: marital vows; marital discord.

Archaic. of or relating to a husband.

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Origin of marital

1595–1605; <Latin marītālis of married people, derivative of marītus of marriage. See marry¹, -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM marital

mar·i·tal·ly, adverbnon·mar·i·tal, adjectivenon·mar·i·tal·ly, adverbpost·mar·i·tal, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH marital

marshal, marital , martial

Words nearby marital

marish, Marisol, Marist, maritage, Maritain, marital, marital therapy, maritime, Maritime Alps, maritime belt, Maritime Command

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How to use marital in a sentence

There, she and other mothers can take ministry-sponsored courses, including on cooking and avoiding marital conflict.
Allah, Mom, and Baklava: Turkish President Uses Mothers and Kids as Political Pawns|Xanthe Ackerman|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There was no sign of a struggle, and no hint of marital dispute or financial problems.
Family's Best Friend Charged With Murdering Them All|Nina Strochlic|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
How her role became more “maternal rather than marital,” and branding Hawking an “all-powerful emperor” and “masterly puppeteer.”
The Other Side of Stephen Hawking: Strippers, Aliens, and Disturbing Abuse Claims|Marlow Stern|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Basically, pre-marital sex is a big no-no and could land Justin Brent in hot water.
Porn Stars Are People Too, Dammit: Lisa Ann’s Notre Dame Date and the Trolling of David Gregory|Aurora Snow|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Mrs. Davenport has been married 24 years, so this is an issue of marital privacy.
The Town Where Your Sex Toy Could Land You in Jail|Emily Shire, Lizzie Crocker|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When her marital relation ends she may elect to retain her marital or her original citizenship.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
The duty of a husband to provide a home implies his right to select and fix the marital abode.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
It may be added that his right to act as her agent is never implied solely from the marital relation.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
Sexual anæsthesia another neurotic trait which interferes with marital harmony.
Taboo and Genetics|Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard
As far as women are concerned, the danger of extra-marital impregnation occupies the first place.
The Sexual Life of the Child|Albert Moll

British Dictionary definitions for marital

marital

/ (ˈmærɪtəl) /

adjective

of or relating to marriagemarital status

of or relating to a husband

Derived forms of marital

maritally, adverb

Word Origin for marital

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

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