Spous"al, n. [See Espousal,
Spouse.] Marriage; nuptials; espousal; -- generally used
in the plural; as, the spousals of Hippolita.
Dryden.
Boweth your head under that blissful yoke . . .
Which that men clepeth spousal or wedlock.
Chaucer.
the spousals of the newborn year.
Emerson.Spous"al (?), a. [See Espousal,
Sponsal, and Spouse.] Of or pertaining to a spouse
or marriage; nuptial; matrimonial; conjugal; bridal; as,
spousal rites; spousal ornaments.
Wordsworth.