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Concubinage

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. The state of cohabiting or living together as man and woman while not married.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The state of being or keeping a concubine.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolconcubinato
Françaisconcubinage
Portuguêsconcubinato
11 more languages

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

concubinarian concubinary concubinate concubinatus Concubine Concubines

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