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concubine.

A sexual partner, especially a woman, to whom one is not or cannot be married.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑŋkjəbaɪn/US
  1. A sexual partner, especially a woman, to whom one is not or cannot be married.

  2. A woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife.

  3. A slave-girl or woman, kept for instance in a harem, who is held for sexual service.

    historical
Where this word comes from

From Middle English concubine (first attested 1250–1300), from Anglo-Norman concubine, from Latin concubīna, equivalent to concub- (variant stem of concumbō (“to lie together”)) + feminine suffix -īna.

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