Nŭp'tial, a.
a. [Lat. nuptialis, from nuptiae, marriage, wedding, from nubere, nuptum, to marry, properly to cover, to vail, because the head of the bride was covered with a vail; Fr. & Pr. nuptial, Sp. & Pg. nupcial, It. nuziale.]
Sense 1. Pertaining to marriage; done at a wedding; as, nuptial rites and ceremonies.
Then, all in heat, They light the nuptial torch. Milton.
Sense 2. Constituting marriage; as, the nuptial knot or band.
The Bible has . . . given effectual obligation to the nuptial vow. G. Spring.