concubinage

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The state of cohabiting or living together as man and woman while not married.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The state of being or keeping a concubine.

Synonyms

illicit sexual intercourse

consensual union

customary marriage

Translations

Etymology

Borrowed from French concubinage.

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