单词 | concubinage |
释义 | concubinage (once / 14905 pages) n WORD FAMILY concubinage: concubinages USAGE EXAMPLESShe might have had a cheating husband who lived “in concubinage” with another woman in the Caribbean while Prince was busy fighting slavery in England. Washington Times(May 23, 2015) In recent times Muslim rebels in Sudan as well as in Nigeria have used such arcane justifications to excuse enforced concubinage. Economist(Oct 16, 2014) In contrast, concubinage, which has no status, draws its only legitimacy from the love and affection shared by the couple. New York Times(Jan 27, 2014) n cohabitation without being legally married Hyper cohabitation the act of living together and having a sexual relationship (especially without being married) |
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