cohabit

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To inhabit or reside in company, or in the same place or country.

To dwell or live together as husband and wife.

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Even so, many plural husbands and wives continued to cohabit until their deaths in the 1940s and 1950s. citation Enforcement of the 1890 Manifesto caused various splinter groups to leave the LDS Church in order to continue the practice of plural marriage. Source: Internet

Culture, history and nature cohabit harmoniously in this region. Source: Internet

Poverty was often the main factor in decision to cohabit. Source: Internet

Several of George III's sons, including William, chose to cohabit with the women they loved, rather than seek a wife. Source: Internet

She, however, may never cohabit with him, taking multiple lovers instead; these men must acknowledge the paternity of their children (and hence demonstrate that no caste prohibitions have been breeched) by paying the midwife. Source: Internet

Since the late twentieth century, major social changes in Western countries have led to changes in the demographics of marriage, with the age of first marriage increasing, fewer people marrying, and more couples choosing to cohabit rather than marry. Source: Internet

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