CONCUBINE


Meaning of CONCUBINE in English

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin concubina, from com- + cubare to lie Date: 14th century a woman with whom a man cohabits without being married: as, one having a recognized social status in a household below that of a wife, mistress 4a

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