Main Entry: con·cu·bi·nage Pronunciation: kän-'kyü-b&-nij Function: noun : the relationship between persons who are cohabiting without the benefit of marriage —used esp. in the civil law of Louisiana —compare COMMON-LAW MARRIAGE NOTE: Under Louisiana law, concubinage does not give rise to any rights in the parties to each other's property.
[kon-kyoo-buh-nij, kong-] 
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