CONCUBINE


Meaning of CONCUBINE in English

I. ˈkäŋkyəˌbīn, -änk- noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin concubina, from com- + -cubina (from cubare to lie down) — more at hip

1.

a. : a woman living in a socially recognized state of concubinage

Hagar and Keturah were the concubines of Abraham

b. : a woman who cohabits with a man without being his wife : mistress

2. : a man living in a state of concubinage to another man or a woman

II. transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

1. obsolete : to make a concubine of

2. : to provide with a concubine

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