marital
adjective
mar·i·tal
ˈmer-ə-tᵊl 
ˈma-rə-
1
: of or relating to marriage or the married state
marital vows
2
archaic
: of or relating to a husband and his role in marriage
Examples of marital in a Sentence
They've been having marital problems.
neither of them ever forgot their marital vows, no matter how hard things sometimes got
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Keith Langston, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
In a 2019 interview with The New York Times Magazine, Williams seemingly confirmed media reports that Hunter cheated on her with a younger woman in their marital home in suburban New Jersey.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
The marital thriller also stars Naomie Harris, Regé-Jean Page, Tom Burke, Marisa Abela and Pierce Brosnan.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
Requiring job applicants to declare their marital and childbearing status has long been seen as a way for Chinese employers to avoid hiring women who plan to get married or have children in the near future.
—Kloe Zheng, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Marital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marital. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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marital
adjective
mar·i·tal
ˈmar-ət-ᵊl
: of or relating to marriage or the married state
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