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Word of the Day – Concubine

By May 22, 2018Word of the Day

Concubine (noun)

kon-koo-by-n

(in polygamous societies) a woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives.

Middle English: from Old French, from Latin concubina, from con- ‘with’ + cubare ‘to lie’.

Example sentences

“It’s almost as though they want women to become the concubines of the rich.”

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