Associations to the word «Companionate»

COMPANIONATE, adjective. Of or pertaining to a companion

COMPANIONATE MARRIAGE, noun. A marriage in which the partners decide not to have children, and to reserve the right to divorce amicably with mutual consent

COMPANIONATE MARRIAGE, noun. (social history) (anthropology) A conception of marriage where complicity, communication and support between spouses are considered important, rather than purely material questions of inheritance etc.

COMPANIONATE, adjective. Like a companion; "companionate marriage"; "a companionate dog".