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spousal equivalent
spou·sal e·quiv·alent (plural spou·sal e·quiv·a·lents)


noun 
Definition:
 
somebody regarded as spouse: somebody who becomes equivalent to a husband or wife, especially for the purposes of tax, pension, or government benefits
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