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Concubine – A woman who lives with and has sex with a married man

(Pronounced kon-kyuh-byne)

To remember the definition of the word concubine, use the following mnemonic:

Conquer and combine (concubine): all the ladies are taken into the soldiers' homes to live with the married men and their wives.

Conquer and combine (concubine): all the ladies are taken into the soldiers' homes to live with the married men and their wives.

 

Examples of concubine in a sentence

The king had four wives but only one concubine.

She is an imperial concubine and definitely the emperor's favourite.

Would you really be willing to be a concubine?

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