as in mistress
a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship
the offspring of one of the monarch's concubines
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Recent Examples of concubine
Achilles, enraged that Agamemnon has stolen his war-prize concubine, vows to hang up his armor.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
This large number likely resulted from his descendants taking many wives and concubines.
—Laura Clark, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2024
Did putting his hand in the box have something to do with that?
Jessica is a member of the Bene Gesserit who broke away from her sisterhood to be Leto’s concubine (their word, not mine).
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 29 Feb. 2024
Following Napoleon Bonaparte’s exile to Elba, kings and crown princes, ministers and spies, noble ladies and mistresses, soldiers of fortune, inventors, artists and concubines celebrate and negotiate in Vienna, where the fate of Europe is ultimately decided on the dance floor and in the boudoir.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
This large number likely resulted from his descendants taking many wives and concubines.
—Laura Clark, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2024
Did putting his hand in the box have something to do with that?
Jessica is a member of the Bene Gesserit who broke away from her sisterhood to be Leto’s concubine (their word, not mine).
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 29 Feb. 2024
Following Napoleon Bonaparte’s exile to Elba, kings and crown princes, ministers and spies, noble ladies and mistresses, soldiers of fortune, inventors, artists and concubines celebrate and negotiate in Vienna, where the fate of Europe is ultimately decided on the dance floor and in the boudoir.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
See All Example Sentences for concubine
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“Concubine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concubine. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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