Matrimonial
[ma-truh-moh-nee-uh l] /ˌmæ trəˈmoʊ ni əl/
adjective
1.
of or relating to ; marital; nuptial; connubial; conjugal.
/ˌmætrɪˈməʊnɪəl/
adjective
1.
relating to marriage: matrimonial troubles
adj.
mid-15c., from Middle French matrimonial (14c.) and directly from Late Latin matrimonialis, from Latin matrimonium (see matrimony). Earlier as a noun meaning “a marriage” (late 15c.). Related: Matrimonially.
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