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marriage by cohabitation with habit and repute

marriage by cohabitation with habit and repute noun: a type of irregular marriage in where a couple living together for a long time period were regarded by their community as being married, even without a formal ceremony, granting them similar legal rights to formally married couples.

Noun

marriage by cohabitation with habit and repute

  1. (Scotland, dated) A type of irregular marriage in where a couple living together for a long time period were regarded by their community as being married, even without a formal ceremony, granting them similar legal rights to formally married couples.

Questions about marriage by cohabitation with habit and repute

What does marriage by cohabitation with habit and repute mean?
Marriage by cohabitation with habit and repute means a type of irregular marriage in where a couple living together for a long time period were regarded by their community as being married, even without a formal ceremony, granting them similar legal rights to formally married couples.
What part of speech is marriage by cohabitation with habit and repute?
Marriage by cohabitation with habit and repute is a noun.

Words near marriage by cohabitation with habit and repute in the dictionary

  1. marriage broker
  2. marriage brokerage
  3. marriage brokers
  4. marriage bureau
  5. marriage bureaus
  6. marriage by cohabitation with habit and repute
  7. marriage by habit and repute
  8. marriage certificate
  9. marriage certificates
  10. marriage chest
  11. marriage counsellor

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