Concubine

What do we mean by concubine?

A woman who cohabits with a man without being legally married to him. noun

In certain societies, such as imperial China, a woman contracted to a man as a secondary wife, often having few legal rights and low social status. noun

A paramour, male or female. noun

A wife of inferior condition; one whose relation is in some respects that of a lawful wife, but who has not been united to the husband by the usual ceremonies: as, Hagar and Keturah, the concubines of Abraham. noun

A woman who cohabits with a man without being married to him; a kept mistress. noun

A woman who cohabits with a man without being his wife; a paramour. noun

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. noun

A woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife. noun

A slave-girl for sexual service prominent in all ancient cultures. noun

Signifies a relationship where the male is the dominant partner, socially and economically noun

A woman attached to a man solely for reproduction, and who cares for the resulting children without any romantic relationship. noun

A woman residing in a harem and kept, as by a sultan or emperor, for sexual purposes. noun

A woman kept by a man who is high in hierarchial society in addition to his wives, e.g in the imperial harem or within a household. noun

A woman who cohabits with an important man noun

A sexual partner, especially a woman, to whom one is not or cannot be married.

A woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife.

A slave-girl or woman, kept for instance in a harem, who is held for sexual service.

Words that are spelled similarly to concubine:
concubine, concubin, concubinage, concubinate, concubines, concubinal.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word concubine:
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Words that rhyme with concubine:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe concubine:
favorite, favourite, imperial, royal, beautiful, new, young, former, second, beloved, black, mere, male, chief, third, egyptian, chinese, famous, indian, favored, unnamed, captive, fourth, senior, legal, dead, obscure, lovely, greek, christian, ninth, official, native, fifth, ranking, pretty, faithful, pregnant, colored, aramean, latest, sixth, eyed, expensive, syrian, lowly, infamous, african, eighth, mulatto, japanese, unwilling, youngest, jealous, persian, obsequious, nameless, temporary, born, muslim, unmarried, babylonian, seventh, italian, youthful, ethiopian, foremost, fragrant, widowed, off, happy, aged, humble, reputed, celebrated, turkish, oriental, fretful, coptic.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective concubine:
slaves, slave, state, yan, wife, complex.

Words that sound like concubine:
concubine, concubines, concubin, concubinage, cannabin, conchobar, cock robin, succubine, succubi, sanjuan.