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contubernal, n. and a.|kənˈtjuːbənəl|
[ad. L. contubernālis tent-companion, comrade, prop. adj., f. con- together with + taberna hut, tent: cf. contubernium occupation of a tent in common.]
A. n. One who occupies the same tent; a tent-fellow, comrade.
[1633Sanderson Serm. iii. (1681) II. 40 Under the same Captains Contubernales and Comrades.] 1842Tait's Mag. IX. 681 Mine ancient contubernal, Billy Sheridan.
B. adj. Of or relating to occupation of the same tent; pertaining to temporary marriage.
1873C. C. Jones in Literature (N.Y.) 9 Feb. 1889, 273 Frequently monogamous—the contubernal relation being dissoluble at the will of the male. |