单词 | contubernal |
释义 | contubernaln.adj. A. n. One who occupies the same tent; a tent-fellow, comrade. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant by type of accommodation > [noun] > dweller in tent > one who shares tent contubernian1835 contubernal1842 1656 R. Sanderson 20 Serm. 59 Under the same Captains, Contubernales and Comrades.] 1842 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 9 681 Mine ancient contubernal, Billy Sheridan. B. adj. Of or relating to occupation of the same tent; pertaining to temporary marriage. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > a marriage > [adjective] > relating to temporary marriage contubernal1873 syndyasmian1877 1873 C. C. Jones in Literature (N.Y.) 9 Feb. 1889, 273 Frequently monogamous—the contubernal relation being dissoluble at the will of the male. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.adj.1842 |
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