# matelotage

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A social practice of same-sex civil union among seafarers in the 17th and 18th centuries.
2. An instance of such a union.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French matelotage.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/matelotage