concubine

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

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’s in town with her new novel, “The Bird King,” the story of a concubine in the royal court of Granada, the last emirate of Muslim Spain.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2019

So in this clumsy way, my mother found out that Wu Tsing had taken his fourth concubine, who was actually just an afterthought, a foolish bit of decoration for his new motorcar.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

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

Among the 20 concubines was the woman who would became known as Malinche.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026

But Bracton does have a lot to say about monsters, duels, bastardy, concubines, sturgeon “and other royal fish,” the “pillory and the ducking-stool," and "a judgment with infamy.”

From Washington Post ● May 9, 2022

King Saud, Saudi Arabia’s second king, fathered 53 sons and 57 daughters with numerous wives and concubines.

From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2020

I saw how fearful Third Wife became when Second Wife told her stories of old concubines who were kicked out into the streets.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan