contubernal

== English == === Alternative forms === contubernial === Etymology === From Latin contubernālis, from contubernium (“companionship in a tent”), from con- + taberna (“a hut, shed, tent”). More at tavern. === Adjective === contubernal (not comparable) (rare) Living in close proximity (as though sharing a tent); intimate, familiar. (historical) Of a relationship between a male and female slave: sexual in nature and somewhat similar to marriage, but not formalized due to the parties being legally unable to marry.