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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTally-woman
/ˈtæliˌwʊmən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A female shopkeeper who sells goods on credit or collects payments on a tally system.
"The tally-woman visited every cottage on the estate to collect the weekly installments for the linens." - 2
A historical term for a woman living with a man as his wife without being legally married.
"In 19th-century social records, she was frequently referred to as his tally-woman rather than his lawful spouse."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'tally' (from Old French 'taille', meaning a notched stick used for keeping accounts) combined with 'woman'. Historically used in British English from the 18th to early 20th centuries to denote a woman who lived with a man without being legally married, or a female keeper of accounts/records, particularly in credit and market contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tally-woman" is said worldwide
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femme de fait
Transliteration: fam duh feht
"Elle était reconnue comme sa compagne de fait."
eheähnliche Partnerin
Transliteration: ehe-aehnliche partnerin
"Die historische Bezeichnung bezog sich auf eine Frau in einer eheähnlichen Gemeinschaft."
convivente more uxorio
Transliteration: convivente more uksorio
"Vissero insieme come conviventi senza matrimonio formale."
concubina
Transliteration: konkuˈbi.na
"Antiguamente se le denominaba de esa manera en los registros parroquiales."
companheira
Transliteration: kõpɐˈɲejɾɐ
"Ela vivia com ele como sua companheira de união informal."
सह-निवासिनी
Transliteration: saha-nivasini
"ऐतिहासिक संदर्भों में उसे बिना विवाह साथ रहने वाली महिला कहा जाता था।"
同居伴侣
Transliteration: tóngjū bànlǚ
"在历史记录中，她被称为他的事实上的妻子。"
사실혼 배우자
Transliteration: sasilhon baeuja
"그녀는 과거 기록에서 사실상의 아내로 불렸다."
内縁の妻
Transliteration: naien no tsuma
"歴史的文脈において彼女は内縁の妻とみなされていた。"
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