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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. (concubine) 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) 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 ...
  4. (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 ...
  5. (CONCUBINE) archaic term for a class of woman who co-habits in the same house without being married to her partner. ...
  6. (CONCUBINE) 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.
  7. (Concubine) 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.
  8. (Concubine) 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. ...
  9. (Concubine) in Old Testament times, a female slave or mistress with whom a man was lawfully permitted to have sexual intercourse.
  10. (concubine) live-in partner / common-law wife
  11. 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.
  12. Mistresses of Lord Holders and minor Holders.
  13. here, females in the harem.