con·cu·bine

con·cu·bine
/ˈkɑːnkjʊˌbaın/ noun, pl -bines [count]
: an unmarried woman who has sex with a man and lives with the man and his wife or wives
Concubines were common in many different societies in the past.

the king's concubines


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  • con|cu|bine — «KONG kyuh byn, KON », noun. 1. a woman who lives with a man without being legally married to him. 2. a wife who has an inferior rank or rights (in countries where polygamy is legal). ╂[< Old French concubine, learned borrowing from Latin… …   Useful english dictionary

  • con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… …   English syllables

  • bine — ba·bine; bear·bine; bine; car·bine; com·bine·ment; cor·y·bul·bine; tur·bine; un·com·bine; yo·him·bine; zal·cit·a·bine; col·um·bine; com·bine; con·cu·bine; bell·bine; …   English syllables

  • concubine — con·cu·bine …   English syllables

  • concubine — con•cu•bine [[t]ˈkɒŋ kyəˌbaɪn, ˈkɒn [/t]] 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) ant (among polygamous peoples) a secondary wife, usu. of inferior rank… …   From formal English to slang

  • concubine — con|cu|bine [ˈkɔŋkjubaın US ˈka:ŋ ] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin concubina, from com ( COM ) + cubare to lie ] a woman in the past who lived with and had sex with a man who already had a wife or wives, but who was socially less …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • concubine — con|cu|bine [ kaŋkjə,baın ] noun count a woman in the past who had a sexual relationship with an important man but was not married to him …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • cu — acal·cu·lia; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; ac·cu·ra·cy; ac·cu·rate; ac·cu·rate·ly; ac·cu·rate·ness; ac·cu·sa·tion; ac·cu·sa·ti·val; ac·cu·sa·trix; ad·os·cu·la·tion; aes·cu·la·ce·ae; aes·cu·la·pi·an;… …   English syllables

  • Concubine — 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. [1913 Webster] Note: Concubine has been sometimes, but rarely,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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