domestic partner

[duh-mes-tik pahrt-ner]

noun

1. either member of an unmarried, cohabiting heterosexual or gay couple whose relationship status grants certain legal rights and protections similar to those of spouses.

Other Word Forms

• domestic partnership noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of domestic partner¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

But when it comes to extended relationships we’ve got: lover, domestic partner, significant other, longtime companion.

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The friend suspected her former domestic partner, Alfred “Al” Labrada, who was then an assistant chief in the Los Angeles Police Department, had secretly planted the AirTag to monitor her movements after they broke up.

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In a ruling that limits the 2nd Amendment, the justices vote 8 to 1 that dangerous people who have threatened a domestic partner can lose their right to possess a gun.

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Goldberg then moved to the state Assembly in 2000 for six years, where she authored two state education bonds and domestic partner legislation that gave LGBTQ+ couples new rights.

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Which doesn’t sound all that remarkable — until I mention that she had been a victim of domestic partner abuse up until the year before her death.

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