LEARNit Dictionary
common-law wife
noun
/ˌkɒmən lɔː ˈwaɪf/
UK
/ˌkɑːmən lɔː ˈwaɪf/
US
1
a woman that a person has lived with for a long time and who is recognized (in some countries though not the UK) as a wife, without a formal marriage ceremony
زن عرفی, همسر عرفی