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Definition of Concubine

Concubine
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. Note: Concubine has been sometimes, but rarely, used of a male paramour as well as of a female. --Trench. 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.

Meaning of Concubine from wikipedia

- formal and institutionalized practice that upheld concubines' rights and obligations. A concubine could be freeborn or of slave origin, and her experience...
- him. See Concubinage. Concubine or The Concubine may also refer to: The Concubine (film), 2012 South Korean film "The Concubine", 1765 poem by William...
- Farewell My Concubine is a 1993 Chinese-Hong Kong epic historical drama film directed by Chen Kaige, starring Leslie Cheung, Gong Li and Zhang Fengyi...
- The Concubine (Korean: 후궁: 제왕의 첩; RR: Hugoong: Jewangui Chub; lit. "Royal Concubine: Concubine to the King") is a 2012 South Korean historical erotic thriller...
- The episode of the Levite's concubine, also known as the Benjamite War, is a biblical narrative in Judges 19–21 (chapters 19, 20 and 21 of the Book of...
- Farewell My Concubine may refer to: The Hegemon-King Bids His Concubine Farewell, a traditional Chinese opera Farewell My Concubine (novel), a novel by...
- In classical Islamic law, a concubine was a slave-woman with whom her master engaged in ****ual relations. Concubinage was widely accepted by Muslim scholars...
- The Concubine is the debut novel by Nigerian writer Elechi Amadi originally published in 1966 as part of the Heinemann African Writers Series. Set in...
- The Fragrant Concubine (Chinese: 香妃; pinyin: Xiāng Fēi; Wade–Giles: Hsiang Fei; Uyghur: ئىپارخان / Iparxan / Ипархан) is a figure in Chinese legend who...
- Concubine Wenxiu in the Forbidden City, 1920s...