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Meaning of Concubinage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Ελληνικά συγκατοίκηση
Español concubinato
Français concubinage
Bahasa Indonesia perseliran
Polski konkubinat
Português concubinato
Kiswahili usuria
Tagalog pakikiagulo

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