ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Concubinage

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Concubinage is a noun meaning The state of cohabiting or living together as man and woman while not married.

Meaning

The state of cohabiting or living together as man and woman while not married.

More Meanings

  1. The state of being or keeping a concubine.

Example Sentences

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.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cohabitation, union, concubinacy, concubinate, unmarriage, concubinary.

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