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    Concubinage - Wikipedia

    The English terms "concubine" and "concubinage" appeared in the 14th century, deriving from Latin terms in Roman society and law. The term concubine (c. 1300), meaning "a paramour, a woman who cohabits with a man without being married to him", comes from the Latin concubina (f.) and concubinus (m.), … See more

    Concubinage is an interpersonal and sexual relationship between two people in which the couple does not want, or cannot, enter into a full… See more

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    Scholars have made attempts to categorize various patterns of concubinage practiced in the world.
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    Concubinage was highly popular before the early 20th century all over East Asia. The main functions of concubinage for men was for … See more

    In the Medieval Muslim Arab world, "concubine" (surriyya) referred to the female slave (jāriya), whether Muslim or non-Muslim, with… See more

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    Forms of concubinage have existed in all cultures, though the prevalence of the practice and the rights and expectations of the persons involved have varied considerably, as … See more

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    In Mesopotamia, it was customary for a sterile wife to give her husband a slave as a concubine to bear children. The status of such concubines was ambiguous; they normally could not be sold but they remained the slave … See more

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    Polygyny was common among Vikings, and rich and powerful Viking men tended to have many wives and concubines. Viking men would often buy or capture women and make them into their wives or concubines. … See more

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  6. The Secret Life of an Ancient Concubine | Ancient Origins

    Mar 9, 2019 · Print. In many ancient cultures and religious traditions, rulers and elite members of society not only had wives, they also had concubines. Concubines normally served a dual purpose – to increase a man’s prestige …

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    What does concubine mean?
    Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! The meaning of CONCUBINE is a woman with whom a man cohabits without being married.
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    What is a concubine in Judaism?
    In Judaism, a concubine is a marital companion of inferior status to a wife. Among the Israelites, men commonly acknowledged their concubines, and such women enjoyed the same rights in the house as legitimate wives. The term concubine did not necessarily refer to women after the first wife. A man could have many wives and concubines.
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    What did concubinatus mean?
    Concubinatus (Latin, "concubinage") was a monogamous union, intended to be of some duration but not necessarily permanent, that was socially and to some extent legally recognized as an alternative to marriage in the Roman Empire.
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    Who was a concubinus?
    A concubinus was a young male slave chosen by his master as a sexual partner. Romans did not mark same-sex relations as "homosexual" if an adult male used a slave or prostitute, characteristically a youth, as his passive partner.
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