Thesaurus results for CONCUBINES

concubines

noun

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 Royal gardens, peeling frescoes, and tiled mosaics are breathtaking in their beauty, but the zenith of any visit is a wander through the sultan’s harem, once home to hundreds of concubines and their eunuch guards. —

Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Dec. 2018

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Providing relief and contrast are the sisters, daughters, mothers, wives, mistresses, and nursemaids, all of whom also have views on ideal social order.

— Adam Begley, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025
His character, federal agent Nelson Van Alden, fathered two different children with two different mistresses.

— Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025