concubine in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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concubine [Brit ˈkɒŋkjʊbʌɪn, Am ˈkɑŋkjəˌbaɪn] N (of potentate)

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Concubines had lower status than the full wives.
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However, he was the illegitimate son of a concubine.
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There was no dishonor in being a concubine or living with a concubine, and a concubine could become a wife.
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Instead, they would just be known as a concubine of the rank of sanggung.
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She waits on him in the gentle manner of a concubine.
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The gruesome story of his using his concubine to protect himself defies imagination.
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They ruled his first wife was effectively a concubine.
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The concubine may have commanded the same respect and inviolability as the wife.
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Even worse, the khan has summoned her to the palace to become his concubine.
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Yin took a concubine who bore him two sons.
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