trial marriage

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noun
  1. 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

1
First recorded in 1920–25

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How to use trial marriage in a sentence

  • He had invented trial marriage before sociology was a science.

  • The 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. Burton
  • I 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.