Concubine
Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːnkjəˌbaɪn/
Concubine (noun)
- A woman who lives with a man as a long-term partner, without being his legal wife.
- A woman in a ruler’s household who has a sexual relationship with the ruler but is not the official wife.
Examples
- She was a kept partner in his household.
- He treated her as a kept partner, not a wife.