con·cu·bine
noun/ˈkɒŋkjubaɪn/
/ˈkɑːŋkjubaɪn/
- (especially in some societies in the past) a woman who lives with a man, often in addition to his wife or wives, but who is less important than they are
（尤指旧时某些社会里的）妾，姨太太，小老婆 - The sultan’s wives and concubines lived in the harem.
苏丹的妻妾都住在女眷内室里。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin concubina, from con- ‘with’ + cubare ‘to lie’. - The sultan’s wives and concubines lived in the harem.