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concubine Definition


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concubine
noun
    1. historical
      A woman who lives with a man and has sexual intercourse with him, without being married to him.
    2. In polygamous societies: a secondary wife.
Etymology: 13c: from Latin concubina, from con- together + cumbare to lie.



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