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concubine
[ kong-kyuh-bahyn, kon- ]
noun
- a woman who cohabits with a man to whom she is not legally married, especially one regarded as socially or sexually subservient; mistress.
- (among polygamous peoples) a secondary wife, usually of inferior rank.
- (especially formerly in Muslim societies) a woman residing in a harem and kept, as by a sultan, for sexual purposes.
concubine
/ ˈkɒn-; ˈkɒŋkjʊˌbaɪn; kɒŋˈkjʊbɪnərɪ /
noun
- (in polygamous societies) a secondary wife, usually of lower social rank
- a woman who cohabits with a man
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Derived Forms
- concubinary, nounadjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of concubine1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of concubine1
C13: from Old French, from Latin concubīna, from concumbere to lie together, from cubare to lie
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Example Sentences
Reuben the oldest was told that he would not excel, because he had loved his father's concubine and committed a grievous sin.
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Mary, his Egyptian concubine, was endeared to him by the birth of Ibrahim.
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He was born of Hagar, who was a concubine; and they still indulge themselves in the use of mercenary wives and concubines.
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Julius Capitolinus reproaches the Emperor Verus for cutting his beard at the instigation of a concubine.
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The slave who is captured in war and carried away as a concubine appears only at a far later stage of culture.
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