concubine

🇺🇸 /ˈkɑːŋkjubaɪn/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkɒŋkjubaɪn/
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A woman who is in a long-term relationship with a man and lives with him, but is not legally married to him.

In ancient times, it was common for powerful men to have a wife and also a concubine.

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n. A woman who is in a long-term relationship with a man and lives with him, but is not legally married to him.

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Plural concubines