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concubine

[ kong-kyuh-bahyn, kon- ]

noun

  1. a woman who cohabits with a man to whom she is not legally married, especially one regarded as socially or sexually subservient; mistress.
  2. (among polygamous peoples) a secondary wife, usually of inferior rank.
  3. (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

  1. (in polygamous societies) a secondary wife, usually of lower social rank
  2. a woman who cohabits with a man
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • concubinary, nounadjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of concubine1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin DzԳܲīԲ, equivalent to concub- (variant stem of concumbere “to lie together”; con-, incumbent ) + -īԲ, feminine suffix
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of concubine1

C13: from Old French, from Latin DzԳܲīԲ, from concumbere to lie together, from cubare to lie
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Legend has it that when the emperor's favorite concubine fell ill, a two-week diet of sugar-coated hawthorn berries ultimately healed her.

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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.

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His war council, and his concubine pit, consists of a crew of mannequins.

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The defense attorney described Bravo in his opening arguments as a “gigolo” who had essentially turned Rachel into a concubine.

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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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