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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
Other Word Forms
- concubinary noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of concubine1
Word History and Origins
Origin of concubine1
Example Sentences
Legend has it that when the emperor's favorite concubine fell ill, a two-week diet of sugar-coated hawthorn berries ultimately healed her.
But Santa isn’t the Wizard of Oz and he also can’t fulfill Greene’s wish to be Trump’s concubine — another gift she appears to desperately desire.
His war council, and his concubine pit, consists of a crew of mannequins.
The defense attorney described Bravo in his opening arguments as a “gigolo” who had essentially turned Rachel into a concubine.
As the choreographer read about this eccentric ruler — a gifted athlete with extravagant appetites and wives, kids, concubines and Rolls-Royces galore, who died in his 40s — a production took shape in his mind.
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