concubine

con-cu-bine · noun

imported

Definitions

1.
A woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives (historical).
2.
A secondary wife in polygamous societies.

plural: concubines

Antonyms: spouse, wife

From Latin "concubina" meaning a woman living in an informal union, from "con-" (with) and "cubare" (to lie down).