a companionate marriage
1companionate marriage — ☆ companionate marriage n. a proposed system of trial marriage in which the couple would postpone having children and could be divorced by mutual consent, until a final decision to stay married is reached …
2companionate marriage — noun 1. : a proposed form of marriage in which legalized birth control would be practiced, the divorce of childless couples by mutual consent would be permitted, and neither party would have any financial or economic claim on the other compare… …
3companionate marriage — a form of marriage in which the partners agree not to have children and can be divorced by mutual consent, leaving neither spouse legally responsible for the financial welfare of the other. Cf. trial marriage. [1925 30] * * * …
4companionate marriage — Either an illicit relationship or a relationship based upon a marriage which the parties have, by antenuptial contract or arrangement, sought to control so as to render the marriage terminable at pleasure, with consent, or at some future time. 35 …
5companionate marriage — noun A marriage in which the partners decide not to have children, and to reserve the right to divorce amicably with mutual consent …
6companionate marriage — compan′ionate mar′riage n. soc a proposed form of marriage permitting the divorce of a childless couple by mutual consent, leaving neither spouse responsible for the financial welfare of the other • Etymology: 1925 …
7companionate marriage — /kəmˌpænjənət ˈmærɪdʒ/ (say kuhm.panyuhnuht marij) noun a suggested form of marriage in which the partners do not recognise any legal responsibilities towards the other and may divorce by mutual consent …
8companionate — adj. companionlike; as, companionate marriage; a companionate dog. [WordNet 1.5] …
9marriage — An institution; the foundation of the family and of society. 35 Am J1st Mar § 8. The status or relation of a man and a woman legally united as husband and wife. Baker v State, 86 Neb 775, 126 NW 300. A personal relation arising out of a civil… …
10companionate — [kəm panjənət] adjective formal (of a marriage or relationship) between partners or spouses as equal companions …
