"concubine" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /kɔnkiu̯ˈbiːn(ə)/ Forms: concubines [plural]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman concubine, from Latin concubīna. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|concubine}} Anglo-Norman concubine, {{der|enm|la|concubīna}} Latin concubīna Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} concubine, {{enm-noun|concubines}} concubine (plural concubines)
  1. A concubine; a secondary female partner. Categories (topical): Female people
    Sense id: en-concubine-enm-noun-QCvK~6qi Disambiguation of Female people: 53 47
  2. (rare) A illegitimate or unacknowledged partner (male or female) Tags: rare Categories (topical): Female people
    Sense id: en-concubine-enm-noun-PWlPouJh Disambiguation of Female people: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: concubyne, concubyn, concubin

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Alternative forms

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