concubine
n. காமக்கிழத்தி, வைப்பாட்டி, மனைவியாயிராமல் ஒருவருடன் கூடிவாழ்பவள், (பன்மனைவியர் கொள்ளும் மக்களிடையே) துணைமை நிலையான மனைவி.
Con"cu*bine, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. concubina; con- + cubare to lie down, concumbere to lie together, akin to E. cubit.] 1. A woman who cohabits with a man without being his wife; a paramour. Note: Concubine has been sometimes, but rarely, used of a male paramour as well as of a female. Trench. 2. A wife of inferior condition; a lawful wife, but not united to the man by the usual ceremonies, and of inferior condition. Such were Hagar and Keturah, the concubines of Abraham; and such concubines were allowed by the Roman laws. Their children were not heirs of their father.