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concubine [ˈkɒŋkjʊbaɪn, Am ˈkɑ:ŋ-] N HISTORY

concubine

нало́жница f

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After the death of his wife and son he took a concubine. en.wikipedia.org

The concubine may have commanded the same respect and inviolability as the wife. en.wikipedia.org

She waits on him in the gentle manner of a concubine. en.wikipedia.org

They ruled his first wife was effectively a concubine. en.wikipedia.org

Instead, they would just be known as a concubine of the rank of sanggung. en.wikipedia.org

The officers made a shape of the concubine using donkey leather. en.wikipedia.org

They were generally related to the concubine's family, and their salary was paid from the concubine's living expenses. en.wikipedia.org

Concubines had lower status than the full wives. en.wikipedia.org

There was no dishonor in being a concubine or living with a concubine, and a concubine could become a wife. en.wikipedia.org

Even worse, the khan has summoned her to the palace to become his concubine. en.wikipedia.org

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