*cohabit*

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Philistines were worsted by the captived ark . . . : they were not able to cohabit with that holy thing. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To dwell or live together as husband and wife. [ 1913 Webster ]

The law presumes that husband and wife cohabit together, even after a voluntary separation has taken place between them. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]