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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
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formal and
institutionalized practice that
upheld concubines'
rights and obligations. A
concubine could be
freeborn or of
slave origin, and her experience...
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relationship with him.
Concubine or The
Concubine may also
refer to: The
Concubine (band),
American heavy metal band "
Concubine", song by
Converge from...
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Farewell My
Concubine may
refer to: The Hegemon-King Bids His
Concubine Farewell, a
traditional Chinese opera Farewell My
Concubine (novel), a
novel by...
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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...
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episode of the Levite's
concubine, also
known as the
Benjamite War, in
Judges 19–21
concerns a
Levite from
Ephraim and his
concubine. They
travel through...
- 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
Concubine is the
debut novel by
Nigerian writer Elechi Amadi originally published in 1966 as part of the
Heinemann African Writers Series. Set in...
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classical Islamic law, a
concubine was an
unmarried slave-woman with whom her
master engaged in ****ual relations.
Concubinage was
widely accepted by...
- The
Fragrant Concubine (Chinese: 香妃; pinyin: Xiāng Fēi; Wade–Giles:
Hsiang Fei; Uyghur: ئىپارخان /
Iparxan / Ипархан) is a
figure in
Chinese legend who...
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Abbess of
Argenteuil Hiltrude (b. 787, d.
after 808)
Luitgard (m. 794–800)
Concubines and
their children Gersuinda Adaltrude Madelgard Ruodhaid (d. 852), Abbess...
