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Noun
/ˈkäNGkyo͝oˌbīn/,
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concubines, plural;
  1. (in polygamous societies) A woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives

  2. A mistress

  1. a woman who cohabits with an important man
  2. Concubinage is the state of a woman in an ongoing, usually matrimonially-oriented relationship with a man who cannot be married to her, often because of a difference in social status.
  3. The Concubine is a deathcore band from Tabernacle Township, New Jersey. Formed in 2003, they have since toured with Knife the Glitter, Veil of Maya, Left to Vanish and other similar bands,"The Concubine - Biography" by Eduardo Rivadavia, Allmusic and have been hailed on metal blogs as an up-and ...
  4. 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 ...
  5. (Concubines) Mistresses of Lord Holders and minor Holders.
  6. (concubines) here, females in the harem.
  7. (concubines) women of lower legal and social status than wives, who were, however, fully recognized mates. They were brought into a man's home in part to produce heirs, and their children were fully legitimate.
  8. archaic term for a class of woman who co-habits in the same house without being married to her partner. ...
  9. For a man to dream that he is in company with a concubine, forecasts he is in danger of public disgrace, striving to keep from the world his true character and state of business. For a woman to dream that she is a concubine, indicates that she will degrade herself by her own improprieties. ...
  10. A woman in a regular sexual but non-marital relationship with a man of higher status, usually as part of the man's extended household. Children of the union could only inherit if formally "adopted" by their father.
  11. Arabic Surriyah , pl. sarari. The Muhammadan religion appears to give almost unlimited license to concubinage, provided the woman be a slave and not a free Muslim woman.
  12. A woman who lives with a man out of wedlock
  13. in Old Testament times, a female slave or mistress with whom a man was lawfully permitted to have sexual intercourse.
  14. live-in partner / common-law wife