contubernal.
Living in close proximity (as though sharing a tent); intimate, familiar.
Meaning & usage
Living in close proximity (as though sharing a tent); intimate, familiar.
Of a relationship between a male and female slave: sexual in nature and somewhat similar to marriage, but not formalized due to the parties being legally unable to marry.
Where this word comes from
From Latin contubernālis, from contubernium (“companionship in a tent”), from con- + taberna (“a hut, shed, tent”). More at tavern.
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