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Meanings of concubine in inglês

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odalisca

A woman who cohabits with an important man.

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concubina
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concubina

Woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife.

Related terms
concubina

Among polygamour peoples a wife of inferior rank than the first wife.

Synonyms
Examples for "secondary wife"
Examples for "secondary wife"
1
He would certainly not feel honoured at the thought of having his daughter enter the Imperial Palace as a secondary wife.
A Chinese Wonder Book
2
The Secondary wife of the Emperor had a deep yellow chair.
Two Years in the Forbidden City
3
The Secondary wife of the Emperor Kwang Hsu presented about the same to Her Majesty.
Two Years in the Forbidden City
4
On this day, as on the Emperor's birthday, the Emperor, Young Empress and Secondary wife dined together.
Two Years in the Forbidden City
5
All the Court ladies went to the lunch, except Her Majesty, the Young Empress and the Secondary wife.
Two Years in the Forbidden City
Usage of concubine in inglês
1
Keturah is spoken of as a concubine in I Chronicles i, 32.
The Woman's Bible
2
This is the lutanist of the Caliph Al-Mutawakkil and his pet concubine.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 09
3
And Epha the concubine of Caleb bore Haran, and Mosa, and Gezez.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 1
4
She could either marry her concubine or Monsieur Philippot or anyone else.
The Guardian
5
I was once a concubine, and now I am a ruling Duchess.
The Winds of Dune
6
There were only left Saul's daughters and some sons by a concubine.
Expositions of Holy Scripture / Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Rut...
7
No cast-off concubine luring you behind her shutters? Vlad shook his head.
Vlad. The Last Confession
8
If they are not, let Cytheris, your Antony's travelling concubine, contradict them.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1
9
The answer: only a single owner can sleep with a concubine.
Reuters
10
No doubt she was pleased that the Emperor liked her choice of concubine.
Sisterhood of Dune
11
They must be the children of a concubine, placed in Lady Niu's charge.
Shinjū
12
I am just your concubine, with no say in the matter.
Paul of dune
13
The envoy knew not that Princess Ganggang was the daughter of a concubine.
Malayan Literature: Comprising Romantic Tales, Epic Poetry and R...
14
The concubine was usually a slave who had been bought by the bridegroom.
Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs
15
And Saul had a concubine named Respha, the daughter of Aia.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 1
16
Among the richer classes, it is considered shameful to sell a concubine slave.
Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories...
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