CONCUBINE


Meaning of CONCUBINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkäŋ-kyu̇-ˌbīn, ˈkän-, -kyü- ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.