CONCUBINE


Meaning of CONCUBINE in English

noun a woman who cohabits with a man without being his wife; a paramour.

2. concubine ·noun a wife of inferior condition; a lawful wife, but not united to the man by the usual ceremonies, and of inferior condition. such were hagar and keturah, the concubines of abraham; and such concubines were allowed by the roman laws. their children were not heirs of their father.

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