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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of or relating to the state of marriage;
- Example: "marital status"
- Example: "marital fidelity"
- Example: "married bliss"
[syn: marital, matrimonial, married]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Marital \Mar"i*tal\ (m[a^]r"[i^]*tal), a. [F., fr. L. maritalis,
   fr. maritus belonging to marriage, n., a husband. See
   Marry, v.]
   1. Of or pertaining to a husband; as, marital rights, duties,
      authority. [archaic] "Marital affection." --Ayliffe.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Of or pertaining to marriage; matrimonial.
      [PJC]