Conjugal
What pertains to conjuges (yoke-fellows). In ancient
times a yoke (jugum) was put on a man and woman by way of
marriage ceremony, and the two were said to be yoked together by
marriage.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Conjugal from Fact Monster:
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