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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Spousal  \Spous"al\,  a.  [See  {Espousal},  {Sponsal},  and 
  {Spouse}.] 
  Of  or  pertaining  to  a  spouse  or  marriage;  nuptial; 
  matrimonial;  conjugal;  bridal;  as  spousal  rites;  spousal 
  ornaments.  --Wordsworth. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Spousal  \Spous"al\,  n.  [See  {Espousal},  {Spouse}.] 
  Marriage;  nuptials;  espousal;  --  generally  used  in  the 
  plural;  as  the  spousals  of  Hippolita.  --Dryden. 
 
  Boweth  your  head  under  that  blissful  yoke  .  .  .  Which 
  that  men  clepeth  spousal  or  wedlock.  --Chaucer. 
 
  the  spousals  of  the  newborn  year.  --Emerson. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  spousal 
  adj  1:  of  or  relating  to  a  wedding;  "bridal  procession";  "nuptial 
  day";  "spousal  rites";  "wedding  cake";  "marriage  vows" 
  [syn:  {bridal},  {nuptial}] 
  2:  relating  to  or  celebrating  marriage;  "a  fitting  symbol  of 
  spousal  love"




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