Definitions for: Cohabit

[v] room or live together; usually said of two people who are not married

Webster (1913) Definition: Co*hab"it, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cohabited; p. pr. &
vb. n. Cohabiting.] [L. cohabitare; co- + habitare to
dwell, to have possession of (a place), freg. of habere to
have. See Habit, n. & v.]
1. To inhabit or reside in company, or in the same place or
country.

The Philistines were worsted by the captived ark . .
. : they were not able to cohabit with that holy
thing. --South.

2. To dwell or live together as husband and wife.

The law presumes that husband and wife cohabit
together, even after a voluntary separation has
taken place between them. --Bouvier.

Note: By the common law as existing in the United States,
marriage is presumed when a man and woman cohabit
permanently together, being reputed by those who know
them to be husband and wife, and admitting the
relationship. --Wharton.

Synonyms: shack up

See Also: domicile, domiciliate, dwell, inhabit, live, miscegenate, people, populate, reside, shack

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