concubine in English dictionary

  • concubine

    Meanings and definitions of "concubine"

    • A woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife.
    • A slave-girl for sexual service prominent in all ancient cultures.
    • Signifies a relationship where the male is the dominant partner, socially and economically
    • A woman attached to a man solely for reproduction, and who cares for the resulting children without any romantic relationship
    • (esp. formerly in Arabic societies, as well as in ancient eastern societies) a woman residing in a harem and kept, as by a sultan or an Emperor, for sexual purposes.
    • 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 sexual partner, especially a woman, to whom one is not or cannot be married.
    • Among polygamour peoples a wife of inferior rank than the first wife.
    • A woman who cohabits with an important man.
    • noun
      a woman who cohabits with an important man

    Synonyms of "concubine" in English dictionary

    kept woman, courtesan, doxy are the top synonyms of "concubine" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of concubine

    • concubine ( plural  concubines)
    • concubine (plural concubines)
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