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View usage for: (kɒŋkjʊbaɪn) Word forms: plural concubinescountable nounIn former times, a concubine was a woman who lived with and had a sexual relationship with a man of higher social rank without being married to him. Synonyms: mistress, courtesan, kept woman, paramour [old-fashioned] More Synonyms of concubine concubine in British English (ˈkɒŋkjʊˌbaɪn, ˈkɒn-) noun1. (in polygamous societies) a secondary wife, usually of lower social rank 2. archaic a woman who cohabits with a man; kept woman Derived forms concubinary (kɒŋˈkjʊbɪnərɪ) noun, adjective Word origin C13: from Old French, from Latin concubīna, from concumbere to lie together, from cubare to lie concubine in American English (ˈkɑnkjuˌbaɪn; ˈkɑŋkjuˌbaɪn) noun1. Law a woman who cohabits with a man although not legally married to him 2. in certain polygamous societies, a secondary wife, of inferior social and legal status Word origin ME < OFr concubin(e) < L concubina (masc. concubinus) < concumbere, to lie with < com-, with + cubare, to lie down: see cube 1Synonyms of 'concubine'mistress, courtesan, kept woman, paramour More Synonyms of concubine Definition a woman living with a man as his wife, but not married to him (old-fashioned) Her grandmother was a concubine in the warlord era. Synonyms courtesan kept woman leman (archaic) odalisque Additional synonymsDefinition a mistress or high-class prostitute Synonyms mistress, prostitute, kept woman, paramour (old-fashioned), hetaera, demimondaine, fille de joie Definition an adulterous lover the president's alleged paramour Synonyms lover, mistress, beau (old-fashioned), concubine (old-fashioned), courtesan, kept woman, fancy man (slang), fancy woman (slang), inamorata, fancy bit (slang), inamorato - concord
- concourse
- concrete
- concubine
- concupiscence
- concupiscent
- concur
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