trial marriage

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noun

an arrangement by which a couple live together for a period of time to see if they are compatible for marriage.

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Compare companionate marriage.

Origin of trial marriage

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.
Some Current Folk-Songs of the Negro|Will H. Thomas
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.

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