concubinage
pronunciation
How to pronounce concubinage in British English:
UK [kɒn'kju:bɪnɪdʒ]
How to pronounce concubinage in American English:
US [kɒn'kjubənɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- cohabitation without being legally married
Word Origin
- concubinage (n.)
- late 14c., from Middle French concubinage, from concubin, from Latin concubina (see concubine).
Example
- 1. Concubinage has a long history and was common through the early 20th century .
- 2. Supposedly , prostitution , concubinage , bride-selling , slavery and drug addiction were abolished .
- 3. Confucianism valued marriage and children but also allowed concubinage . Sex was viewed as a necessary human function .
- 4. So concubinage has been an institution for thousands of years and the chinese have always had an exceptionally pragmatic attitude toward sex .