Concubine

  • 41concubine — con•cu•bine [[t]ˈkɒŋ kyəˌbaɪn, ˈkɒn [/t]] n. 1) a woman who cohabits with a man to whom she is not married, esp. one regarded as socially or sexually subservient; mistress 2) ant (among polygamous peoples) a secondary wife, usu. of inferior rank… …

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  • 42concubine — /ˈkɒŋkjubaɪn / (say kongkyoohbuyn) noun 1. a secondary wife. 2. a woman who cohabits with a man without being married to him. 3. a long term mistress of a married man. {Middle English, from Latin concubīna} …

  • 43concubine —   n. woman living with man without marriage; secondary wife.    ♦ concubinage, n.    ♦ concubinal, a …

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  • 44concubine —   Haiā wahine (Biblical), ho okamakama …

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  • 45concubine — nf. kokbina (Saxel) ; => Compagne. E. : Union …

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  • 46concubine — /korjkyabayn/ A woman who cohabits with a man to whom she is not married. A mistress. A sort of inferior wife, among the Romans, upon whom the husband did not confer his rank or quality …

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  • 47concubine — /korjkyabayn/ A woman who cohabits with a man to whom she is not married. A mistress. A sort of inferior wife, among the Romans, upon whom the husband did not confer his rank or quality …

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  • 48concubine — n. 1 a woman who lives with a man as his wife. 2 (among polygamous peoples) a secondary wife. Derivatives: concubinary adj. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L concubina (as com , cubina f. cubare lie) …

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  • 49Farewell My Concubine (film) — This article is about the film; for other media with the same title, see Farewell My Concubine. Infobox Film name = Farewell My Concubine caption = Movie poster Cannes Film Festival director = Chen Kaige producer = Hsu Feng writer = Lilian Lee… …

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  • 50Fragrant Concubine — Khoja Iparhan 和卓.伊帕爾罕 Spouse Qianlong Emperor Born 1734 Died 1788 (aged 53–54) The Fragrant Concubine (Chinese …

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