Concubine vs. Harem

Concubinenoun

A sexual partner, especially a woman, to whom one is not or cannot be married.

Concubinenoun

A woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife.

Concubinenoun

A slave-girl or woman, kept for instance in a harem, who is held for sexual service.

Concubinenoun

A woman who cohabits with a man without being his wife; a paramour.

Concubinenoun

A wife of inferior condition; a lawful wife, but not united to the man by the usual ceremonies, and of inferior condition. Such were Hagar and Keturah, the concubines of Abraham; and such concubines were allowed by the Roman laws. Their children were not heirs of their father.

Concubinenoun

a woman who cohabits with an important man

Concubinenoun

(in polygamous societies) a woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives.

Concubinenoun

a mistress.

Haremnoun

The private part of an Arab household, traditionally forbidden to male strangers.

Haremnoun

A group of someone's girlfriends, wives and/or concubines in a polygamous household.

Haremnoun

A group of female animals (cows) herded and controlled by a male animal (bull) of that species for breeding purposes. Such behaviour is exhibited by bovids including cattle and buffalo as well as moose, elephants, seals, sea lions, baboons, and elephant seals.

Haremnoun

(slang) Any significant number of women together as a group; a bevy.

Haremnoun

(uncountable) A genre of anime and manga in which a man is the love interest of three or more women.

Haremnoun

The apartments or portion of the house allotted to females in Mohammedan families.

Haremnoun

The family of wives and concubines belonging to one man, in Mohammedan countries; a seraglio.

Haremnoun

living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household

Harem

Harem (Arabic: حريم‎ ḥarīm, ) properly refers to domestic spaces that are reserved for the women of the house in a Muslim family. This private space has been traditionally understood as serving the purposes of maintaining the modesty, privilege, and seclusion of women from other men.