a. [ F., fr. L. maritalis, fr. maritus belonging to marriage, n., a husband. See Marry, v. ] 1. Of or pertaining to a husband; as, marital rights, duties, authority. [ archaic ] “Marital affection.” Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to marriage; matrimonial. [ PJC ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT DictionaryCC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

婚前

[婚前, hūn qián, ㄏㄨㄣㄑㄧㄢˊ]pre-marital; pre-nuptual#14951[Add to Longdo]

外遇

[外遇, wài yù, ㄨㄞˋ ㄩˋ]an extramarital affair#20722[Add to Longdo]

琴瑟

[琴瑟, qín sè, ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄙㄜˋ]qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony; marital harmony#62697[Add to Longdo]

同床异梦

[同床异梦 / 同床異夢, tóng chuáng yì mèng, ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄤˊ ㄧˋ ㄇㄥˋ]lit. to share the same bed with different dreams (成语 saw); ostensible partners with different agendas; strange bedfellows; marital dissension#81329[Add to Longdo]

断弦

[断弦 / 斷弦, duàn xián, ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ]widowed; lit. one string short, cf. 琴瑟 qin and se, two instruments epitomizing marital harmony#89545[Add to Longdo]

续弦

[续弦 / 續絃, xù xián, ㄒㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ]to remarry (of a widow); a second wife; cf qin and se 琴瑟, two string instruments as symbol of marital harmony#101664[Add to Longdo]

夫妻反目

[夫妻反目, fū qī fǎn mù, ㄈㄨㄑㄧㄈㄢˇ ㄇㄨˋ]man and wife fall out (成语 saw, from Book of Changes); marital strife#126443[Add to Longdo]

媒妁

[媒妁, méi shuò, ㄇㄟˊ ㄕㄨㄛˋ]matchmaker; go-between (marital)#216539[Add to Longdo]

兰因絮果

[兰因絮果 / 蘭因絮果, lán yīn xù guǒ, ㄌㄢˊ ㄧㄣㄒㄩˋ ㄍㄨㄛˇ]starts well but ends in separation (of marital relations)#652486[Add to Longdo]

琴瑟不调

[琴瑟不调 / 琴瑟不調, qín sè bù tiáo, ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ]out of tune; marital discord, cf qin and se 琴瑟, two string instruments as symbol of marital harmony#682190[Add to Longdo]

另觅新欢

[另觅新欢 / 另覓新歡, lìng mì xīn huān, ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄣㄏㄨㄢ]to seek happiness elsewhere (euphemism for extra-marital sex); a bit on the side[Add to Longdo]

婚外

[婚外, hūn wài, ㄏㄨㄣㄨㄞˋ]extramarital[Add to Longdo]

婚外性接触

[婚外性接触 / 婚外性接觸, hūn wài xìng jiē chù, ㄏㄨㄣㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄝㄔㄨˋ]extramarital sex[Add to Longdo]

断絃

[断絃 / 斷絃, duàn xián, ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ]a widow; lit. a single string, cf qin and se 琴瑟, two string instruments as symbol of marital harmony[Add to Longdo]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING DictionaryDING DE-EN Dictionary

Ehekrach { m }

domestic disturbance; marital row[Add to Longdo]

Familienstand { m }

marital status; family status[Add to Longdo]

Personenstand { m }; Zivilstatus { m }

marital status; civilian status[Add to Longdo]

ehelich { adv }

maritally[Add to Longdo]

ehelich

marital[Add to Longdo]

vorehelich

premarital[Add to Longdo]

Japanese-English: EDICT DictionaryEDICT JP-EN Dictionary

浮気(P);うわ気

[うわき, uwaki](n, adj-na, vs) (1) (sens) extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; (2) infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness; inconstancy; fickleness; caprice; (P)#14305[Add to Longdo]

結婚相談

[けっこんそうだん, kekkonsoudan](n) marriage counseling; marital counseling[Add to Longdo]

公武合体

[こうぶがったい, koubugattai](n) shogunate marital union with the Imperial Family[Add to Longdo]

婚外

[こんがい, kongai](adj-f) extramarital (e.g. sex)[Add to Longdo]

婚外交渉

[こんがいこうしょう, kongaikoushou](n) extramarital sex[Add to Longdo]

婚外性交

[こんがいせいこう, kongaiseikou](n) adultery; extra-marital intercourse[Add to Longdo]

婚前

[こんぜん, konzen](adj-no) premarital; prenuptial[Add to Longdo]