concubinage

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noun

The state of cohabiting or living together as man and woman while not married.

OriginFrench concubinage ← Latin concubīnu →
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Meanings

nounconcubinage (countable and uncountable, plural concubinages)

plural concubinages

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

    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.

    1922, Maneckji Nusserwanji Dhalla, Zoroastrian Civilization, page 220

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
concubinary

Origin

  1. Latinconcubīnu
  2. Frenchconcubin
  3. Frenchconcubinage
  4. Englishconcubinage

Borrowed from French concubinage.

More words from French

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Translations

Catalan concubinat, concubinatge
  • concubinatthe state of cohabitating while not married
  • concubinatgethe state of cohabitating while not married
Czech konkubinát, souložnictví
  • konkubinátthe state of cohabitating while not married
  • souložnictvíthe state of cohabitating while not married
Dutch buitenechtelijk samenwonen
  • buitenechtelijk samenwonenthe state of cohabitating while not married
Greek συγκατοίκηση
  • συγκατοίκηση (sygkatoíkisi)the state of cohabitating while not married
Italian concubinato, concubinaggio
  • concubinatothe state of cohabitating while not married
  • concubinaggiothe state of being a concubine
  • concubinariothe state of being a concubine
Latin paelicātus
  • paelicātusthe state of being a concubine
Māori moepuku
  • moepukuthe state of cohabitating while not married
Polish konkubinat
  • konkubinatthe state of cohabitating while not married
Portuguese concubinato
  • concubinatothe state of cohabitating while not married
Russian сожительство
  • сожительство (sožitelʹstvo)the state of cohabitating while not married
Spanish concubinato, amasiato
  • concubinatothe state of cohabitating while not married
  • amasiatothe state of cohabitating while not married
  • amañothe state of cohabitating while not married
Swahili usuria
  • usuriathe state of being a concubine
Tagalog pakikiagulo
  • pakikiagulothe state of being a concubine
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APA

concubinage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concubinage

MLA

“concubinage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concubinage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “concubinage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concubinage.

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