nonmarital

English

Alternative forms

• non-marital

Etymology

From non- +‎ marital.

Adjective

nonmarital (not comparable)

1. Not in a marital relationship; unmarried to one another
   • 1988 March 18, Marianna Beck, “What's a Wife Worth?”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     The case was tried under a breach-of-contract theory and the court ruled in favor of Triola, ruling that an express oral contract between parties could be enforced even between nonmarital partners.

Anagrams

• nonmartial