spousal
Of a mate
Spousal means relating to a spouse or marriage: spousal support, spousal abuse, spousal benefits.
The word appears almost exclusively in legal, financial, and administrative contexts—you'd say my husband's car rather than my spousal vehicle.
A spouse is a marriage partner of either sex.
Marriage rite and feast
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- matrimonyLegal union of spouses
- nuptialsVows and rings
- altarSacred ritual table
bride · groom · honeymoon · reception · engagement · fiancé · fiancée · bridesmaids
Legal end of matrimony
- alimonyCourt-ordered post-divorce payments
- custodyProtective care or control
- prenuptialBefore the wedding
- separationState of being apart
annulment · settlement · mediation · dissolution · attorney · testimony · deposition · equitable
One who shares activity
Deep, loyal commitment
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
vow · promise · trust · constancy · steadfastness · attachment · intimacy · affection
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
altar · bride · groom · honeymoon · reception · engagement · fiancé · fiancée · bridesmaids · groomsmen
divorce
Legal end of matrimony
- alimonyCourt-ordered post-divorce payments
- custodyProtective care or control
- prenuptialBefore the wedding
separation · annulment · settlement · mediation · dissolution · attorney · testimony · deposition · equitable · guardianship
partner
One who shares activity
devotion
Deep, loyal commitment
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
commitment · vow · promise · trust · constancy · steadfastness · attachment · intimacy · affection · support
spousalextramarital
Outside the marriage bond
premarital · casual · common-law · nonmarital · dating
- work spousePlatonic professional confidant
- military spousePartner of servicemember
- cheating spouseUnfaithful marriage partner
- spousal abuseHarm inflicted by partner
- battered spousePartner subjected to violence
- common-law spouseLegally recognized unmarried partner
spouse, espouse, spouses, espousal, espoused, espousing, spousal support