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concubine

con·cu·bine

US/ˈkɑŋkjəbaɪn/ fairly common

noun

1.

a woman who cohabits with an important man

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Origin

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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