different between spousal vs marital

English

Etymology

From spouse +? -al

Pronunciation

• (UK, Canada) IPA^(key): /?spa?z?l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?spa?z?l/, /?spa?s?l/

Adjective

spousal (comparative more spousal, superlative most spousal)

1. of or relating to marriage
2. of or relating to a spouse, spouses; to the relationship between spouses
   • 1592, William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus

     There we shall consummate our spousal rites.

Derived terms

• spousal abuse
• spousal support

Translations

Noun

spousal (plural spousals)

1. (obsolete, chiefly in the plural) marriage; nuptials; espousal

   • The spousals of Hippolita.

   • Boweth your necke under that blissful yoke […] Whiche men clepen spousayle or wedloke.

   • 1867, Ralph Waldo Emerson, May-day

     The spousals of the new-born year.

English

Etymology

From Middle French marital, and its source, Latin maritalis, from maritus (“husband”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ma??t?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?mæ??t?l/

Adjective

marital (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to marriage.
2. (obsolete) Pertaining to a husband.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with martial.

Derived terms

Related terms

• matrimonial

Translations

See also

• conjugal
• spousal

Anagrams

• Martial, mail art, martial

French

Adjective

marital (feminine singular maritale, masculine plural maritaux, feminine plural maritales)

1. marital

Further reading

• “marital” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aw

Adjective

marital m or f (plural maritais, not comparable)

1. marital

Romanian

Etymology

From French marital, from Latin maritalis.

Adjective

marital m or n (feminine singular marital?, masculine plural maritali, feminine and neuter plural maritale)

1. marital

Declension

Spanish

Adjective

marital (plural maritales)

1. marital