Contubernial

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Contubernal \Con*tu"ber*nal\ (k[o^]n*t[=u]"b[~e]r*nal),
  Contubernial \Con`tu*ber"ni*al\ (k[o^]n`t[-u]*b[~e]r"n[i^]*al),
     a. [L. contubernalis a tent companion, fr. contubernium tent
     companionship.]
     Living or messing together; familiar; in companionship.
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           Humble folk ben Christes friends: they ben contubernial
           with the Lord, thy King.                 --Chaucer.
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