Bridal

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈbɹʌɪdlÌ©/
• US enPR: brÄ«d-(É™)l, IPA: /ˈbɹaɪd(É™)l/
• Rhymes: -aɪd(É™)l

Origin

Old English brȳdealo ("wedding ale; wedding feast"). The attributive use was strengthened by association with bride + -al.

Full definition of bridal

Noun

1. (now archaic) A wedding feast or festival; a wedding.
• 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, VI.10:the crowne, which Ariadne wore
  Upon her yvory forehead, that same day
  That Theseus her unto his bridal bore ….

Related terms

• bride

Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial.bridal ornaments; a bridal outfit; a bridal chamber

Derived terms

• bridal couple

Anagrams

• ribald