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CONCUBINE

\kənkjˈuːba͡ɪn], \kənkjˈuːba‍ɪn], \k_ə_n_k_j_ˈuː_b_aɪ_n]\

Definitions of CONCUBINE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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a woman who cohabits with an important man

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a woman who cohabits with an important man

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A woman who lives with a man outside the bonds of wedlock.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A woman who cohabits or lives with a man without being married.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Unmarried woman who cohabits with a man.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

A woman who cohabits with a man without marriage; a mistress.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. [Latin] A woman who cohabits with a man without being his lawful wife.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

A woman kept in fornication, a whore.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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