concubine
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Abraham arrived there with his servant and concubine Hagar and their son Ishmael.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Early on in the winsome new documentary about her life and work, Rita Moreno takes gently hilarious aim at Tuptim, the young Burmese concubine she played in the 1956 film of “The King and I.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2021
Part historical fiction, part fantasy, this novel of the Spanish Inquisition centers on Fatima, a favorite concubine of the last sultan of Granada.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2020
He must be rejoicing, telling the Emperor Charles that the king’s concubine is living her last hours.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 22, 2020
She also would have preferred being the daughter of the concubine.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The nizam’s court, with its sumptuous palaces, its concubines, its rituals and recitations of poetry and music, was the chief inheritor of the archaic grandeur of the moguls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
In many cases, they openly lived with concubines, had children, and worked to ensure that their children receive lucrative positions in the Church.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
Criminals, slaves and concubines were tattooed, and some ethnic groups tattooed themselves to ward off evil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2019
And an ancient Chinese tale has a robotic man dance and flirt with royal concubines, angering King Mu before its creator reveals its artificial nature.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2018
In China, there were concubines — not what she wanted to be at all, but which proved human nature capable of different sorts of marriage.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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