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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

attribute go
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

state go
the way something is with respect to its main attributes

position, status go
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

legal status go
a status defined by law

marital status go
the condition of being married or unmarried

union, matrimony, marriage, spousal relationship, wedlock
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

noun.state

12 Subcategories

bigamy go
having two spouses at the same time
common-law marriage go
a marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremony
endogamy, intermarriage, inmarriage go
marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
intermarriage, exogamy go
marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
marriage of convenience go
a marriage for expediency rather than love
misalliance go
an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)
monandry go
the state of having only one husband at a time
monogamy, monogamousness go
having only one spouse at a time
open marriage go
a marriage in which each partner is free to enter into extraneous sexual relationships without guilt or jealousy from the other
cuckoldom go
the state of a husband whose wife has committed adultery
polygamy go
having more than one spouse at a time
sigeh go
a Shiite tradition of temporary marriage permitted in Iran that allows a couple to specify the terms of their relationship