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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•cu•bine /ˈkɑŋkyəˌbaɪn, ˈkɑn-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a woman who cohabits with a man to whom she is not legally married.
- Anthropology(among peoples who allow more than one wife) a secondary wife, usually of inferior rank.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•cu•bine (kong′kyə bīn′, kon′-),USA pronunciation n. - a woman who cohabits with a man to whom she is not legally married, esp. one regarded as socially or sexually subservient;
mistress. - Anthropology(among polygamous peoples) a secondary wife, usually of inferior rank.
- Eastern Religions(esp. formerly in Muslim societies) a woman residing in a harem and kept, as by a sultan, for sexual purposes.
- Latin concubīna, equivalent. to concub- (variant stem of concumbere to lie together; see con-, incumbent) + -īna feminine suffix
- Anglo-French)
- Middle English (1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: concubine /ˈkɒŋkjʊˌbaɪn ˈkɒn-/ n - (in polygamous societies) a secondary wife, usually of lower social rank
- a woman who cohabits with a man
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French, from Latin concubīna, from concumbere to lie together, from cubare to lieconcubinary /kɒŋˈkjʊbɪnərɪ/ n , adj |