concubinage

(kən kyo̵̅o̅bə nij)

noun

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

Origin: ME & OFr

See concubinage in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Law Cohabitation without legal marriage.
  2. The state of being a concubine.

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