Occurring or existing outside of marriage or matrimonial relationships.
From Latin 'extra' (outside) + 'matrical' (relating to marriage, from 'matrimonium' meaning marriage). This term appears in historical legal and social documents discussing relationships outside wedlock.
Extramatrical relationships were scandalous in Victorian society, yet children born outside marriage had no legal protection—laws slowly changed to recognize that family structures extend beyond traditional marriage!
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