concubine

• Nom désignant une femme qui vit avec un homme important et entretient avec lui des relations sexuelles, souvent dans un contexte historique ou culturel où elle n'est pas son épouse principale.

A noun referring to a woman who lives with and has a sexual relationship with an important man, often in a historical or cultural context where she is not his primary wife.

1. Historical domestic partnerC1formal

   A woman who lives with and has a sexual relationship with a man of higher social status, often in a polygamous household, without being legally married to him.

   Concubine (dans un cadre historique)

   • In ancient China, emperors often kept many concubines in the palace.
   • The king's concubine held a respected but secondary position in the court.
   • Historical records mention that the sultan had several concubines in his harem.

   Synonymescourtesankept womanmistressodalisqueparamour