Co*hab"it (?), v. i. [imp.
& p. p. Cohabited; p. pr. & vb.
n. Cohabiting.] [L. cohabitare; co-
+ habitare to dwell, to have possession of (a place),
freg. of habere to have. See Habit,
n. & v.] 1.
To inhabit or reside in company, or in the same place or
country.
The Philistines were worsted by the captived ark .
. . : they were not able to cohabit with that holy
thing.
South.
2. To dwell or live together as husband
and wife.
The law presumes that husband and wife
cohabit together, even after a voluntary separation has
taken place between them.
Bouvier.
&fist; By the common law as existing in the United States,
marriage is presumed when a man and woman cohabit
permanently together, being reputed by those who know them to be
husband and wife, and admitting the relationship.
Wharton.
