concubinage
cohabitation of a man and woman without legal or formal marriage.
the state or practice of being a concubine.
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How to use concubinage in a sentence
Yet rampant corruption, entrenched patriarchy, and a long history of concubinage also play a role.
Inside China’s Mistress-Industrial Complex | Junheng Li, Bethany Allen, Ana Swanson | February 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey were setting at defiance the laws of celibacy; they not only sought wives, but they lived in concubinage.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V | John LordWhat can be said to the practices of polygamy and concubinage, which prevailed even in these golden times and in pious families?
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II | Francis Augustus CoxAdoption is common, concubinage rare; each being on a level with marriage in respect to the status of the children.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies | Robert Gordon LathamUnder such rule, polygamy, concubinage, and adultery are not tolerated.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies | Robert Gordon Latham
concubinage conjointly with a wife, is altogether unlawful for Christians, and detestable.
The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love | Emanuel Swedenborg
British Dictionary definitions for concubinage
/ (kɒnˈkjuːbɪnɪdʒ) /
cohabitation without legal marriage
the state of living as a concubine
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