concubine.
A sexual partner, especially a woman, to whom one is not or cannot be married.
Meaning & usage
A sexual partner, especially a woman, to whom one is not or cannot be married.
A woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife.
A slave-girl or woman, kept for instance in a harem, who is held for sexual service.
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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.