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concubine (n.)
c. 1300, from Latin
concubina
(fem.), from
concumbere
"to lie with, to lie together, to cohabit," from
com-
"with" (see
com-
) +
cubare
"to lie down" (see
cubicle
). Recognized by law among polygamous peoples as "a secondary wife."
