English Explanatory Dictionary

Boston marriage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A long-term monogamous relationship between two unmarried women, especially in New England between the 18th and early 20th centuries.

Word forms

Boston marriage Boston marriages

Etymology

Unknown, first used in late 19th century New England, and sometimes connected to The Bostonians (1885) by Henry James, which describes such a relationship.

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