conjugal
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7.0
- adjective
- /ˈkɒn.dʒʊ.ɡəl/
:
conyugal
- The couple enjoyed a strong conjugal bond that deepened over the years.
- conjugal relationship
- conjugal union
- conjugal fidelity
So they now have this possibility of fulfillment of as people called it back in the day, conjugal love.
- So they now have this possibility of fulfillment of as people called it back in the day, conjugal love.
- He had ATV, he had conjugal right visits.
- Yeah, yeah, conjugal visits, all that stuff.
Examples
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Their life together would be sheer conjugal bliss, which would begin as soon as the public formalities ended.
Fiction book (2000) -
It was ordained for lifelong faithful relationships and conjugal love.
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I just want my conjugal rights!
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This is my conjugal visit.
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What about the conjugal rights?
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Better that than never to have lived at all in the conjugal state.
Academic text (1994) -
The husband should give his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife should give her husband his.
Academic text (2000) -
In many cases, the women's strategies, combined with the strength of conjugal relationships, are effective.
Academic text (2001) -
In the long winter evenings, they sought their warmth in a conjugal bed while he watched his TV.
Fiction book (1990) -
Another characteristic of conjugal marriage is that it is fundamentally child-centered, focused beyond the couple towards the next generation.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
103
3.9
Relating to marriage or the relationship between married people
29
5.6
Relates to a husband or wife
11
5.7
About marriage or being married
1
9.1
About marriage and life between a husband and wife
Compounds
- Formal
1
8.1
A married person's legal claim to live with and be close to their partner
- NSFW
1
9.3
A private visit in prison where a person sees their spouse for sexual contact
A family made up of a married couple and their children, sometimes including one partner's parents
Permission for a prisoner to have private visits with their spouse for sex
Surface Forms
Morphology
conjugal = conjug + al
The adjectival suffix '-al' is productive, but the stem 'conjug-' is a Latin combining form (not a standalone English word) and its connection to 'marriage' is not obvious to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
The word conjugal comes from Latin parts con- 'together' and iug- 'yoke', like the English word 'yoke' for the wooden bar that joins two animals side by side. So conjugal is about being 'joined together' as husband and wife.