concubine
noun
Examples of concubine in a Sentence
Ed Meza, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
Without giving away any real spoilers, Messiah picks up after a 12-year time jump and is focused on Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) ruling as Emperor, and his relationship with his wife, Princess Irulan (Florence Pugh), and concubine, Chani (Zendaya).
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2024
The first part makes introductions and sketches in Paul’s back story as the beloved only son of a duke, Leto (Oscar Isaac), and his concubine, Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson).
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
Lady Jessica sees the most stark transformation over the course of the two films, beginning as Duke Leto’s concubine and becoming a Reverend Mother on Arrakis.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2024
Hypocrisy is the concubine of people seeking riches or power over others — or to excuse bullies.
—Dean Minnich, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2024
Jan, upon returning from his nightly visit to his native concubine Siti, suddenly drops dead in front of his wife.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Dec. 2023
On an Indonesian island in 1900, Dutch sugar plantation owner Jan and his wife Agathe are at the top of the food chain, until Jan, after returning from his nightly visit to his concubine Siti, drops dead.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Oct. 2023
Until Jan upon returning from his nightly visit to his native concubine Siti, suddenly drops dead.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2023
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Word History
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin concubina, from com- + cubare to lie
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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