Concubine vs. Wife

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.

Wifenoun

A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.

Wifenoun

The female of a pair of mated animals.

Wifenoun

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Wifenoun

A woman; an adult female; - now used in literature only in certain compounds and phrases, as alewife, fishwife, goodwife, and the like.

Wifenoun

The lawful consort of a man; a woman who is united to a man in wedlock; a woman who has a husband; a married woman; - correlative of husband.

Wifenoun

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

Wife

A wife is a woman in a marriage. A woman who has separated from her partner continues to be a wife until the marriage legally dissolves with a divorce judgement.