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concubinage

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concubinage

Cohabitation of a man and a woman without the full sanctions of legal marriage. In the Judeo-Christian tradition, the term concubine has been generally applied exclusively to women; Western studies of non-Western societies use it to refer to partners who are sanctioned by law but lack the status of full wives. See also common-law marriage; harem; polygamy.
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But to exclude all vulgar concubinage, and to drive all whores in rags from within the walls, is within the power of every one.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
As if, when the marriage institution is abolished, concubinage, adultery, and incest, must not necessarily abound; when all the rights of humanity are annihilated, any barrier remains to protect the victim from the fury of the spoiler; when absolute power is assumed over life and liberty, it will not be wielded with destruc- tive sway
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave by Douglass, Frederick View in context
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