Related to marriage or the relationship between husband and wife.
From Latin 'conjugalis,' derived from 'conjugare' meaning to join together. The root 'con-' means together and 'jugum' means yoke, originally referring to yoking animals as a pair.
The word 'conjugal' comes from the image of yoking oxen together—marriage was literally seen as joining two individuals like paired animals, which is why conjugal rights specifically refer to intimate relations between spouses.
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