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concubinary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
con-cu-bi-na-ry
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a concubine

noun

The state of being a concubine

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English concubine Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English concubinary From concubine + -ary.

Usage

Synonyms

concubinage

Questions

What does concubinary mean?
Of or pertaining to a concubine
Where does concubinary come from?
Etymology tree English concubine Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English concubinary From concubine + -ary.

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