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CONJUGAL, adjective [Latin , marriage; to yoke or couple. See Join and Yoke.]

1. Belonging to marriage; matrimonial; connubial; as conjugal relation; conjugal ties.

2. Suitable to the married state; becoming a husband in relation to his consort, or a consort in relation to her husband; as conjugal affection.