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Webster 1913 Edition

Nuptial

Nup′tial

(nŭp′shal)
,
Adj.
[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. [GREEK] 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.

Nup′tial

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Nuptials
(nŭp′shalz)
.
Marriage; wedding; nuptial ceremony; – now only in the plural.
Celebration of that
nuptial
, which
We two have sworn shall come.
Shakespeare
Preparations . . . for the approaching
nuptials
.
Prescott.

Webster 1828 Edition

Nuptial

NUP'TIAL

,
Adj.
[L., to marry.]
1.
Pertaining to marriage; done at a wedding; as nuptial rites and ceremonies; nuptial torch.
2.
Constituting marriage; as the nuptial knot or band.
The Bible has mitigated the horrors of war; it has given effectual obligation to the nuptial vow.

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