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concubinate|kənˈkjuːbɪneɪt| [ad. L. concubīnāt-us concubinage; in mod.F. concubinat: see concubine and -ate1.] = concubinage.
1539in Strype Eccl. Mem. I. xlv. 342 Then the marriage of the Priests should be in the Pope's hands, who might admit the same; and the concubinate of many should be forbidden. 1651Life Father Sarpi (1676) 47 Their Matrimonies were Concubinates, their Children illegitimate. 1660Jer. Taylor Duct. Dubit. iii. v. (R.), Such marriages were esteem'd illegitimate, and no better than a mere concubinate. a1679Hobbes Elem. Law Wks. (1840) IV. 156. |