内ない縁えんの夫おっと

expression, noun

de facto husband; common-law husband

Legal and social term for a man who lives with a woman in a marriage-like relationship without formal registration. Often contrasted with 内縁の妻 (common-law wife).

See also: 内縁の妻 (ないえんのつま)

• 彼かれは内ない縁えんの夫おっととして、彼かの女じょと10年ねん以い上じょう一いっ緒しょに暮くらしている。

  He has been living with her for over ten years as her common-law husband.