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noun
- 1. (in polygamous societies) a woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives.
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Concubinage is an interpersonal and sexual relationship between two people in which the couple does not want to, or cannot, enter into a full marriage. [1] Concubinage and marriage are often regarded as similar, but mutually exclusive. [2]
CONCUBINE definition: 1. a woman who, in some societies, lives and has sex with a man she is not married to, and has a…. Learn more.
: a woman with whom a man cohabits without being married: such as. a. : one having a recognized social status in a household below that of a wife. b. : mistress sense 4a. Synonyms. doxy. doxie. mistress. other woman. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of concubine in a Sentence. the offspring of one of the monarch's concubines.
Concubine definition: a woman who cohabits with a man to whom she is not legally married, especially one regarded as socially or sexually subservient; mistress.. See examples of CONCUBINE used in a sentence.
noun. a woman who cohabits with an important man. synonyms: courtesan, doxy, paramour. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. Copy citation. Word Family. Throughout history, there have been instances when it was considered acceptable for an important man to keep a woman, not his wife, as a mistress.
n. 1. a woman who cohabits with a man to whom she is not married, esp. one regarded as socially or sexually subservient; mistress. 2. (among polygamous peoples) a secondary wife, usu. of inferior rank. [1250–1300; (< Anglo-French) < Latin concubīna <concumbere to lie together (see con -, incumbent)]
noun. /ˈkɒŋkjubaɪn/ /ˈkɑːŋkjubaɪn/ (especially in some societies in the past) a woman who lives with a man, often in addition to his wife or wives, but who is less important than they are. The sultan’s wives and concubines lived in the harem. Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from Latin concubina, from con- ‘with’ + cubare ‘to lie’.
In former times, a concubine was a woman who lived with and had a sexual relationship with a man of higher social rank without always being married to him. Synonyms: mistress , courtesan , kept woman , paramour [ old-fashioned ] More Synonyms of concubine
Concubine definition: A woman who cohabits with a man without being legally married to him.
5 days ago · concubine (plural concubines) A sexual partner , especially a woman, to whom one is not or cannot be married. Synonyms: mistress , sprunk ; see also Thesaurus: sexual partner , Thesaurus: mistress
