[nup.tial] adj [L nuptialis, fr. nuptiae, pl., wedding, fr. nubere to marry; perh. akin to Gk nymphe bride, nymph] (15c) 1: of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
2: characteristic of or occurring in the breeding season "~ flight"
[2]nuptial n (ca. 1555): marriage, wedding--usu. used in pl.