释义 |
a woman who, in somesocieties,livesand hassexwith a man she is notmarriedto, and has alowersocialrankthan hiswifeorwives 妾,姨太太,小老婆 (Definition ofconcubinefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)- Abstain if possible from taking a concubine.
- He had another son by a Greek concubine, whom he committed to the guardianship of a certain great admiral.
- He might marry a secondary wife, or concubine, because he was without offspring, but "the concubine", the Code lays down, "shall not rank with the wife".
- Presumably a man may have but one legitimate wife, and children by concubines must be registered as illegitimate.
- The difference between the position of the wife and that of the concubine is marked.
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