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

More than the sentimental figure of the concubine, this final image most memorably expresses the show’s central theme: the too high cost of war.

From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2019

My mother was a slave, his concubine; but Kastor Hylakides, my father, treated me as a true born son.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer