Concubine
['kɒŋkjʊbaɪn] or ['kɑŋkjubaɪn]
Definition
(n.) A woman who cohabits with a man without being his wife; a paramour.
(n.) 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.
Typist: Steven
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Mistress, paramour.
Checked by Estes
Definition
n. a woman who cohabits or lives with a man without being married.—n. Concū′binage state of living together as man and wife without being married.—adj. Concū′binary.
Typist: Tito
Unserious Contents or Definition
For a man to dream that he is in company with a concubine, forecasts he is in danger of public disgrace, striving to keep from the world his true character and state of business. For a woman to dream that she is a concubine, indicates that she will degrade herself by her own improprieties. For a man to dream that his mistress is untrue, denotes that he has old enemies to encounter. Expected reverses will arise.
Typed by Bert