Definizione monolingua

concubine

concubine (plural concubines)

1. A woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife.
2. A slave-girl for sexual service prominent in all ancient cultures.
3. Signifies a relationship where the male is the dominant partner, socially and economically
4. A woman attached to a man solely for reproduction, and who cares for the resulting children without any romantic relationship
5. (esp. formerly in Arabic societies, as well as in ancient eastern societies) a woman residing in a harem and kept, as by a sultan or an Emperor, for sexual purposes.
6. A woman kept by a man who is high in hierarchial society in addition to his wives, e.g in the imperial harem or within a household.

Definizione dizionario concubine

concubina

Altri significati:

A woman who cohabits with an important man.

Signifies a relationship where the male is the dominant partner, socially and economically

A woman kept by a man who is high in hierarchial society in addition to his wives, e.g in the imperial harem or within a household.

A woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife.

(esp. formerly in Arabic societies, as well as in ancient eastern societies) a woman residing in a harem and kept, as by a sultan or an Emperor, for sexual purposes.

A woman attached to a man solely for reproduction, and who cares for the resulting children without any romantic relationship

Among polygamour peoples a wife of inferior rank than the first wife.

A slave-girl for sexual service prominent in all ancient cultures.