concubine
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concubine /ˈkɒŋkjʊbʌɪn/
▶noun
- 1 chiefly historical (in polygamous societies) a woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives.
- 2 archaic a mistress.
– origin ME: from OFr., from L. concubina, from con- ‘with’ + cubare ‘to lie’.
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