concubine

• When Boaz takes Tirzah as his concubine, the other slaves urge her to use the opportunity to spy on the Magi. —  Asimov'sSF,Feb2004
• He had also two bastard sonnes by a concubine, the one named William, & the other Geffrey. —  Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (5 of 12) Henrie the Second
• In the 54th article of Iyeyasu's legacy, this phase of the social condition is clearly expressed,--a condition which prevailed down to the present era The position a wife holds towards a concubine is the same as that of a lord to his vassal. —  Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation
• . .She was his servant, but not his harlot: and is called his concubine, as wives of an inferior degree are commonly called in the Old Testament, though otherwise lawfully married 8:32. —  The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
• The mother, however, was so anxious to prevent her being chosen that she sent her with uncombed hair, soiled clothes and a dirty face, that she might appear as unattractive as possible The prospects for a concubine are even less promising than for a serving maid, as when she once enters the palace she has little if any hope of ever leaving it. —  Court Life in China

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