- connubial
- \ \ see NUBILE
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Connubial — Con*nu bi*al, a. [L. connubialis, fr. connubium marriage; con + nubere to veil, to marry. See {Nupital}.] Of or pertaining to marriage, or the marriage state; conjugal; nuptial. [1913 Webster] Nor Eve the rites Mysterious of connubial love… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
connubial — index conjugal, nuptial Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
connubial — connubial. (Del lat. connubiālis). adj. p. us. Perteneciente o relativo al connubio … Enciclopedia Universal
connubial — 1650s, from L. connubialis, variant of conubialis pertaining to wedlock, from conubium marriage, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + nubere to wed (see NUPTIAL (Cf. nuptial)) … Etymology dictionary
connubial — conjugal, *matrimonial, marital, nuptial, hymeneal … New Dictionary of Synonyms
connubial — [adj] marital conjugal, hymeneal, married, matrimonial, nuptial, spousal, wedded; concept 555 … New thesaurus
connubial — (Del lat. connubiālis). adj. p. us. Perteneciente o relativo al connubio … Diccionario de la lengua española
connubial — ► ADJECTIVE literary ▪ conjugal. ORIGIN Latin connubialis, from connubium marriage … English terms dictionary
connubial — [kə no͞o′bē əl, kənyo͞o′bē əl] adj. [L conubialis < conubium, marriage < com , together + nubere, to marry: see NUBILE] of marriage or the state of being married; conjugal connubiality [kə no͞o΄bē al′ə tē, kə nyo͞obē al′ə tē] n. connubially … English World dictionary
connubial — con|nu|bi|al [kəˈnju:biəl US ˈnu: ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: connubialis, from connubium marriage , from com ( COM ) + nubere ( NUPTIAL)] connubial bliss formal the state of being happily married ▪ living in connubial bliss … Dictionary of contemporary English
connubial — adjective connubial bliss formal the state of being happily married: living in connubial bliss … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
