concubines

plural of concubine
as in mistresses
a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship the offspring of one of the monarch's concubines

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Recent Examples of concubines But experts say the male-only succession system is structurally flawed and only worked previously thanks to the help of concubines who, until about 100 years ago, produced imperial children. Mari Yamaguchi, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025 Some of them were married (or given as concubines) to Inca nobles, others became priestesses, and some ended up as human sacrifices. ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
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lovers
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  • After a tumultuous and tearful enemies-to-lovers journey, brilliant scholarship student Ruby Hall (Harriet Herbig-Matten) and troubled but sensitive rich kid James Beaufort (Damian Hardung) finally gave in to their emotions (and passion) in the season 1 finale.
    Kristen Baldwin September 2, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • This last option is highly recommended for lemon lovers (which includes a lot of us); there are even a few lemon segments to liven this dish up.
    Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Concubines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concubines. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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