Relating to sharing a tent or living quarters; related to soldiers or people who live together in close quarters.
From Latin 'contubernalis,' combining 'con-' (together) and 'taberna' (tent, hut). Roman soldiers who shared a tent were called 'contubernales,' making this word specifically military in origin.
In Roman armies, your contubernal soldiers were your closest comrades—literally your tent-mates—and this bond was so strong that soldiers faced execution if their tent-mates deserted, which shows how language captures real human bonds.
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