How to Pronounce "concubine"
word
/ˈkɑnkjəˌbaɪn/
KON-kyuh-byn
/kənkjˈuːbaɪn/
kun-KYOO-byn
Definition
A concubine is a woman who lives with a man and has a relationship like a wife but does not have the legal status of a wife, often in cultures or past times where multiple women were allowed.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈkɑnkjəˌbaɪn/
British English
/kənkjˈuːbaɪn/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KON-kyuh-byn
UK
kun-KYOO-byn
Listen in Context
The king had many concubines in his palace.
In ancient China, some emperors kept concubines.
A concubine had less power than the queen.
She was not the official wife, but lived in the palace as the king's concubine.