Boston Marriage Definition
noun
A relationship between two intimate women friends who live together and are sometimes sexually involved.
American Heritage
(dated) A long-term monogamous relationship between two unmarried women, especially in New England between the 18th and early 20th centuries.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Boston Marriage
Noun
Singular:
Boston marriage
Plural:
boston-marriagesOrigin of Boston Marriage
Perhaps after the devoted women pairs from Boston depicted in The Bostonians by Henry James
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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