concubine

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Cixi, once a concubine of the Xianfeng emperor, assumed power upon his death in 1861.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Early on in the winsome new documentary about her life and work, Rita Moreno takes gently hilarious aim at Tuptim, the young Burmese concubine she played in the 1956 film of “The King and I.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2021

He must be rejoicing, telling the Emperor Charles that the king’s concubine is living her last hours.

From The Guardian • Feb. 22, 2020

She’s in town with her new novel, “The Bird King,” the story of a concubine in the royal court of Granada, the last emirate of Muslim Spain.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2019

She also would have preferred being the daughter of the concubine.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez