trial marriage
noun
an arrangement by which a couple live together for a period of time to see if they are compatible for marriage.
Origin of trial marriage
1First recorded in 1920–25
- Compare companionate marriage.
Words Nearby trial marriage
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How to use trial marriage in a sentence
He had invented trial marriage before sociology was a science.
Some Current Folk-Songs of the Negro | Will H. ThomasThe trial marriage is a blending of the customs of both of these.
The Land of Tomorrow | William B Stephenson, Jr.Nevertheless he worked on and the trial marriage is his solution of the problem.
The Land of Tomorrow | William B Stephenson, Jr.However, it should be said that even a contract marriage is a trial marriage to a great degree.
Ifugao Law | R. F. BurtonI have already spoken of the unusual custom of the trial marriage which exists among the natives of the Far North.
The Land of Tomorrow | William B Stephenson, Jr.
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