Definitions for concubineˈkɒŋ kyəˌbaɪn, ˈkɒn-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
con•cu•bineˈkɒŋ kyəˌbaɪn, ˈkɒn-(n.)
a woman who cohabits with a man to whom she is not married, esp. one regarded as socially or sexually subservient; mistress.
(among polygamous peoples) a secondary wife, usu. of inferior rank.
Category: Anthropology
Origin of concubine:
1250–1300; (< AF) < L concubīna <concumbere to lie together (see con -, incumbent )
Princeton's WordNet
concubine, courtesan, doxy, paramour(noun)
a woman who cohabits with an important man
Wiktionary
concubine(Noun)
A woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife.
concubine(Noun)
A slave-girl for sexual service prominent in all ancient cultures.
concubine(Noun)
Signifies a relationship where the male is the dominant partner, socially and economically
concubine(Noun)
A woman attached to a man solely for reproduction, and who cares for the resulting children without any romantic relationship.
concubine(Noun)
a woman residing in a harem and kept, as by a sultan or emperor, for sexual purposes.
concubine(Noun)
A woman kept by a man who is high in hierarchial society in addition to his wives, e.g in the imperial harem or within a household.
Webster Dictionary
Concubine(noun)
a woman who cohabits with a man without being his wife; a paramour
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
Translations for concubine
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
concubine(noun)
an old word for a woman who lives with a man as his lover but is not his wife.
- houvrou, bysit, byvrou, bywyfAfrikaans
- حَظِيَّهArabic
- наложницаBulgarian
- concubinaPortuguese (BR)
- souložniceCzech
- die KonkubineGerman
- konkubineDanish
- παλλακίδαGreek
- concubinaSpanish
- konkubiinEstonian
- معشوقهFarsi
- nainen, joka asuu miehen kanssa olematta tämän vaimoFinnish
- concubineFrench
- פִּלֶגֶש ,פִּילֶגֶשHebrew
- रखैलHindi
- priležnica, konkubinaCroatian
- szeretőHungarian
- gundikIndonesian
- hjákonaIcelandic
- concubinaItalian
- めかけJapanese
- 내연의 처Korean
- sugyventinėLithuanian
- konkubīneLatvian
- perempuan simpananMalay
- concubineDutch
- frille, elskerinneNorwegian
- konkubinaPolish
- معشوقهPersian
- هغه ښځه چه دسړى ما ينه نه وى خو هغه ساتلى وى، صيغه شوى ښځهPashto
- concubinaPortuguese
- сожительницаRussian
- konkubínaSlovak
- priležnicaSlovenian
- konkubinaSerbian
- konkubinSwedish
- ผู้หญิงที่อยู่กินกับผู้ชายโดยไม่ได้สมรสกันThai
- kapatma, metres, kumaTurkish
- 情婦Chinese (Trad.)
- коханкаUkrainian
- داشتہUrdu
- thiếpVietnamese
- 情妇Chinese (Simp.)
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