Etymology

concubinage

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Today it means: The state of cohabiting or living together as man and woman while not married. Full definition →

French concubinage ← Latin concubīnu
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  1. Latinconcubīnu
  2. Frenchconcubin
  3. Frenchconcubinage
  4. English todayconcubinage

Borrowed from French concubinage.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.