Concubinage
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
A species of marriage which took place among the ancients, and which is yet in use in some countries. See "Concubinatus." The act or practice of cohabiting, in sexual commerce, without the authority of law or a legal marriage.
See 1 Brown, Civ. Law, 80; Merlin, Repert.; Dig. 32. 49. 4; Id. 7. 1. 1; Code, 5. 27. 12.