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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary con·cu·bine ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin concubina, from com- + cubare to lie DATE 14th century : a woman with whom a man cohabits without being married: as a. one having a recognized social status in a household below that of a wife b. mistress 4aEnglish Etymology concubine c.1300, from L. concubina (fem.), from concumbere "to lie with," from com- "with" + cubare "to lie down." Recognized by law among polygamous peoples as "a secondary wife." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 concubine con·cu·bine / 5kCNkjubain; NAmE 5kB:N- / noun (especially in some societies in the past) a woman who lives with a man, often in addition to his wife or wives, but who is less important than they are (尤指旧时某些社会里的)妾,姨太太,小老婆 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged con·cu·bine I. \ˈkäŋkyəˌbīn, -änk-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin concubina, from com- + -cubina (from cubare to lie down) — more at hip 1. a. : a woman living in a socially recognized state of concubinage < Hagar and Keturah were the concubines of Abraham > b. : a woman who cohabits with a man without being his wife : mistress 2. : a man living in a state of concubinage to another man or a woman II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) 1. obsolete : to make a concubine of 2. : to provide with a concubine |
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