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concubinage definition

con·cu·bi·nage (kən kyo̵̅o̅′bə nij)

noun

  1. Law cohabitation without a legal marriage
  2. the state of being a concubine

Etymology: ME & OFr

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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