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Concubine

Concubine Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Concubine? [n] a woman who cohabits with an important man Synonyms \| Synonyms for Concubine: courtesan \| doxy \| odalisque \| paramour Related Terms \| Find terms related to Concubine: better half \| bondmaid \| bondman \| bondslave \| bondsman \| bondswoman \| captive \| chattel \| chattel slave \| churl \| common-law wife \| debt slave \| doxy \| feme \| feme covert \| galley slave \| goodwife \| goody \| helot \| helpmate \| helpmeet \| homager \| kept mistress \| kept woman \| lady \| liege \| liege man \| liege subject \| married woman \| matron \| mistress \| odalisque \| old lady \| old woman \| paramour \| peon \| playmate \| rib \| serf \| servant \| slave \| squaw \| subject \| theow \| thrall \| unofficial wife \| vassal \| villein \| wedded wife \| wife \| woman See Also \| fancy woman \| kept woman \| mistress Concubine In Webster's Dictionary \Con"cu*bine\, n. [F., fr. L. concubina; con- + cubare to lie down, concumbere to lie together, akin to E. cubit.] 1. A woman who cohabits with a man without being his wife; a paramour. Note: Concubine has been sometimes, but rarely, used of a male paramour as well as of a female. --Trench. 2. A wife of inferior condition; a lawful wife, but not united to the man by the usual ceremonies, and of inferior condition. Such were Hagar and Keturah, the concubines of Abraham; and such concubines were allowed by the Roman laws. Their children were not heirs of their father.

Concubine Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Concubine?

[n] a woman who cohabits with an important man

Synonyms | Synonyms for Concubine: courtesan | doxy | odalisque | paramour

See Also | fancy woman | kept woman | mistress

Concubine In Webster's Dictionary

\Con"cu*bine\, n. [F., fr. L. concubina; con- + cubare
to lie down, concumbere to lie together, akin to E. cubit.]
1. A woman who cohabits with a man without being his wife; a
   paramour.

Note: Concubine has been sometimes, but rarely, used of a
      male paramour as well as of a female. --Trench.

2. A wife of inferior condition; a lawful wife, but not
   united to the man by the usual ceremonies, and of inferior
   condition. Such were Hagar and Keturah, the concubines of
   Abraham; and such concubines were allowed by the Roman
   laws. Their children were not heirs of their father.

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