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concubinage

/kɑnkjˈubənədʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
con-cu-bi-nage
IPA
/kɑnkjˈubənədʒ/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of cohabiting or living together as man and woman while not married.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The state of being or keeping a concubine.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin concubīnuslbor. French concubin Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -age Middle French -age French -age French concubinagebor. English concubinage Borrowed from French concubinage.

Usage

Inflected Forms

concubinages (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce concubinage?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɑnkjˈubənədʒ/.
What does concubinage mean?
The state of cohabiting or living together as man and woman while not married.
Where does concubinage come from?
Etymology tree Latin concubīnuslbor. French concubin Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -age Middle French -age French -age French concubinagebor. English concubinage Borrowed from French concubinage.

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