marriage by cohabitation with habit and repute

noun

A type of irregular marriage in where a couple living together for a long time period were regarded by their community as being married, even without a formal ceremony, granting them similar legal rights to formally married couples.

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Meanings

noun
  1. ScotlanddatedlawA type of irregular marriage in where a couple living together for a long time period were regarded by their community as being married, even without a formal ceremony, granting them similar legal rights to formally married couples.
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marriage by cohabitation with habit and repute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marriage%20by%20cohabitation%20with%20habit%20and%20repute

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marriage by cohabitation with habit and repute,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marriage%20by%20cohabitation%20with%20habit%20and%20repute.

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