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Related topics: Lawcon·ju·gal /ˈkɒndʒəɡəl $ ˈkɑːn-/ adjective [only before noun] formal 1 SCLMARRYrelating to marriage 婚姻的;夫妻之间的 conjugal love 夫妻之爱2. conjugal visit formal a private meeting between a prisoner and his or her wife or husband, during which they are allowed to have sex 配偶探视〔囚犯与其配偶获准的私密会面〕Examples from the Corpusconjugal• Such knowledge has rendered meaningless the notion that every conjugal act should be open to the transfer of life.• And hey presto-it's time to consider how to celebrate 25 years of conjugal bliss.• Ellie had married at nineteen, had a child, lived for seven years in the conjugal box.• The relentless conjugal cuddling was always tiresome: now it's starting to look tactless.• It is taken to be the ultimate proof of conjugal loyalty.• If, now, you refuse me my conjugal rights, I can go to a lawyer.• Will you allow me my conjugal rights?• Many had, during marriage, distinct conjugal roles and were therefore quite unaccustomed to undertaking partners' household tasks.Origin conjugal (1500-1600) Latin conjugalis, from conjux “husband or wife”, from conjugere; → CONJUGATEcon·ju·gal adjectiveChineseSyllable relating marriage Corpus to |