The cohabiting of a man and a woman who are not legally married; the practice of having a concubine; the state of being a concubine.
| 单词 | θ153913 |
| 释义 | society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [noun] > concubinage or secondary marriage (17) concubinagea1425 The cohabiting of a man and a woman who are not legally married; the practice of having a concubine; the state of being a concubine. concubinate1539 = concubinage, n. concubinacy1609 = concubinage, n. secondary marriage1788 Of a lower kind; entitled in a lower degree to the appellation. secondary wife n. †(a) a concubine; (b) a socially or legally recognized inferior… hetaerism1860 Open concubinage. secondary union1950 Of a lower kind; entitled in a lower degree to the appellation. secondary wife n. †(a) a concubine; (b) a socially or legally recognized inferior… Subcategories:— specific (1) — one who lives in (1) — concubine or secondary wife (9) |
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