jus conubii

noun

jus co·​nu·​bii

variants or jus connubii

-kəˈn(y)übēˌī

1

: connubium sense 2

2

: the body of rules and conventions of a people or community governing intermarriage

Word History

Etymology

Latin, literally, right of marriage, right of intermarriage

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