Definition of "concubine" [con•cu•bine]

• Law A woman who cohabits with a man without being legally married to him. (noun)
• In certain societies, such as imperial China, a woman contracted to a man as a secondary wife, often having few legal rights and low social status. (noun)

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• "The south-east's property shortage could be solved overnight if London's single blokes were forced to take a live-in concubine (or rent boy, if they're that way inclined)."
• "Caliph’s concubine is also drugged by the Lady Aubaydah."
• "When he explained his fear that I would otherwise be called his concubine and that the scandal would harm the revolution, I agreed."