concubinary

American  

[kon-kyoo-buh-ner-ee, kong-] / kɒnˈkyu bəˌnɛr i, kɒŋ- /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or living in concubinage.

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noun

plural

concubinaries

1. a person who lives in concubinage.

Etymology

Origin of concubinary

From the Medieval Latin word concubīnārius, dating back to 1555–65. See concubine, -ary

Example Sentences

He had crushed the Fraticelli of Italy, the wild Cathari of Bosnia, and the fiercer Hussites of Hungary, but when he attacked the orthodox concubinary priests of Fünfkirchen, and strove to force them to abandon the illicit partners who were universally kept, they proved too strong for even his iron will and seasoned nerves, backed though he was by the power of pope and kaiser and the awful authority of the Inquisition.

From Project Gutenberg

But foremost of these all—slavery, and domestication of concubinary slaves, the concomitant evils of war—were abolished by him, ordering at the same time that prisoners of war should be either liberated gratis or ransomed.

From Project Gutenberg