Concubinage

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of cohabiting or living together as man and woman while not married. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    cohabitation without being legally married wordnet
  3. 3
    The state of being or keeping a concubine. countable, uncountable

    "The existence of concubinage among rulers, and members of upper classes, lead us to think that the ideal of womanhood prevailing among the people could not have been very high."

Synonyms

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adulterybigamyconcubinaryconcubinarycuckoldryfornication

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"The existence of concubinage among rulers, and members of upper classes, lead us to think that the ideal of womanhood prevailing among the people could not have been very high."

Etymology

Borrowed from French concubinage.

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