伉こう儷れい

noun

married couple; spouses; husband and wife

Literary and formal term for a married couple, rarely used in modern conversation. Often found in classical or poetic contexts.

• 伉こう儷れいの契ちぎりを結むすぶ。

  They pledge themselves as a married couple.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、伉こう儷れいという言こと葉ばが夫ふう婦ふを指さす。

  In old texts, the word 伉儷 refers to a husband and wife.