n.
Pronunciation: ' kä ŋ -kyu ̇ - ˌ b ī n, ' kän-, -kyü-
Function: 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 a : one having a recognized social status in a household below that of a wife b : MISTRESS 4A