marital

[mar-i-tl]

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

Archaic. of or relating to a husband.

Origin of marital

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

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

Can be confusedmarshal marital martial

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Let us confine our attention here to Japanese post-marital emotional characteristics.
Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic
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British Dictionary definitions for post-marital

marital

adjective

of or relating to marriagemarital status

of or relating to a husband

Derived Formsmaritally, adverb

Word Origin for marital

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

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Word Origin and History for post-marital

marital

adj.

c.1600, from French maritale and directly from Latin maritalis "of or belonging to married people," from maritus "married man, husband" (see marry).