The Collaborative International Dictionary
Contubernal
Contubernal \Con*tu"ber*nal\, Contubernial \Con`tu*ber"ni*al\, a. [L. contubernalis a tent companion, fr. contubernium tent companionship.] Living or messing together; familiar; in companionship.
Humble folk ben Christes friends: they ben contubernial
with the Lord, thy King.
--Chaucer.
Wiktionary
contubernal
a. 1 (context obsolete English) Living in the same tent. 2 (context rare English) Living in close proximity; intimate, familiar.
Usage examples of "contubernal".
CHAPTER Two 'Another misery of human life,' remarked Stephen to the morning darkness, 'is having a contubernal that snores like ten.
The thought of Percy Prewitt as my contubernal causes me to break out in hives.