NUPTIAL

nuptial. Nuptial, a. pertaining or relating to marriage

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Nup″tial (nŭp″shal), a. [[L. nuptialis, fr. nuptiae marriage, wedding, fr. nubere, nuptum, prop., to cover, to veil, hence, to marry, as the head of the bride was covered with a veil; cf. Gr. � bride, nymph: cf. F. nuptial.]] Of or pertaining to marriage; done or used at a wedding; as, nuptial rites and ceremonies. Then, all in heat, They light the nuptial torch. Milton.