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adj
Living in close proximity (as though sharing a tent); intimate, familiar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, rare
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adj
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, not-comparable
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History
From Latin contubernālis, from contubernium (“companionship in a tent”), from con- + taberna (“a hut, shed, tent”). More at tavern.
