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- French · calque ofunion de fait
- English todayde facto union
Calque of French union de fait.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A non-solemnized marriage-like relationship, in which the partners enjoy some of the rights and obligations of marriage, similar in some ways to a common-law marriage. Full definition →
Calque of French union de fait.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.