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concubine
(encz) | concubine,konkubína n: Zdeněk Brož |
Concubine
(gcide) | Concubine \Con"cu*bine\, n. [F., fr. L. concubina; con- + cubare
to lie down, concumbere to lie together, akin to E. cubit.]
1. A woman who cohabits with a man without being his wife; a
paramour.
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Note: Concubine has been sometimes, but rarely, used of a
male paramour as well as of a female. --Trench.
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2. 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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concubine
(wn) | concubine
n 1: a woman who cohabits with an important man [syn:
concubine, courtesan, doxy, paramour] |
CONCUBINE
(bouvier) | CONCUBINE. A woman who cohabits with a man as his wife, without being
married.
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Concubine
(gcide) | Concubine \Con"cu*bine\, n. [F., fr. L. concubina; con- + cubare
to lie down, concumbere to lie together, akin to E. cubit.]
1. A woman who cohabits with a man without being his wife; a
paramour.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Concubine has been sometimes, but rarely, used of a
male paramour as well as of a female. --Trench.
[1913 Webster]
2. 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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CONCUBINE
(bouvier) | CONCUBINE. A woman who cohabits with a man as his wife, without being
married.
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