Civil union
/ˌsɪv.əl ˈjuːn.jən/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A legal union similar to marriage, established to allow same-sex couples (and, in some jurisdictions, opposite-sex couples) rights similar to those married couples have.
- 2 a voluntary union for life (or until divorce) of adult parties of the same sex wordnet