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In former times, a ~ was a woman who lived with and had a sexual relationship with a man of higher social rank without being married to him.
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In former times, a ~ was a woman who lived with and had a sexual relationship with a man of higher social rank without being married to him.
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Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012