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concubine

/ˈkɑŋkjəbaɪn/ noun C2
  1. A sexual partner, especially a woman, to whom one is not or cannot be married.
  2. A woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife.
  3. A slave-girl or woman, kept for instance in a harem, who is held for sexual service.

Plural concubines

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