cohabitation

Meaning

Noun

• An emotional and physical intimate relationship which includes a common living place and which exists without legal or religious sanction.
• The act of living together.
• A place where two or more individuals reside together.
• The act of two species living together in the same habitat.
• Cooperation between politicians of opposing political parties; especially, in France, between a President and Prime Minister.

Related

Similar words

• marriage, civil union

Origin

• From French cohabitation, from Latin cohabitationem.