concubines
Kept women historically
Concubines is the plural of concubine—a woman who lives with a man in a sexual relationship without being his legal wife.
Historically, concubines occupied a recognized but subordinate status in households where polygamy or informal unions were accepted: The emperor's concubines lived in a separate wing of the palace.
The term now appears mainly in historical or biblical contexts.
Japanese arts entertainer
- courtesanPaid aristocratic companion
- odalisqueHarem slave or attendant
- ScheherazadeLegendary endless storyteller
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
jealousy · tragedy · romance · captivity · exotic · veil · beauty · seduction
Wives' sequestered quarters
- imperialRelating to supreme rule
- emperorMale ruler of empire
- palaceMonarch's official residence
- consortRoyal spouse
dynasty · court · royal household · Ottoman · sultan · polygyny · hierarchy · favored
One's relative position
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- chattelMovable personal property
legal rights · children · illegitimate · mistress · kept woman · dependency · ownership · class
geisha
Japanese arts entertainer
- courtesanPaid aristocratic companion
- odalisqueHarem slave or attendant
- ScheherazadeLegendary endless storyteller
intrigue · jealousy · tragedy · romance · captivity · exotic · veil · beauty · seduction · forbidden
harem
Wives' sequestered quarters
consort · dynasty · court · royal household · Ottoman · sultan · polygyny · hierarchy · favored · quarters
status
One's relative position
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- propertySomething owned or inherent
chattel · legal rights · children · illegitimate · mistress · kept woman · dependency · ownership · class · aristocracy
Solomon
Peaceable Hebrew name
Abraham · patriarch · handmaid · Hebrew · Old Testament · Judges · Levite · inheritance · bondwoman · barrenness
- HueCitadel, Imperial Palace, court music, royal ceremonies, mandarins
- ChinaBeijing, Shanghai, Great Wall, Yellow River, Chinese calligraphy
- Chinese cultureConfucianism, Chinese calligraphy, Beijing, Chinese New Year, Daoism
- marriagebride, groom, wedding, husband, wife
- royal courtking, queen, prince, princess, crown
- Biblical WomenEve, Mary, Ruth, Sarah, Rachel
concubineswives
Married female partners
brides · married women · matrons · queens · empresses
concubinesmasters
Those with dominion
patriarchs · lords · husbands · matriarchs · queens