concubines

The nizam’s court, with its sumptuous palaces, its concubines, its rituals and recitations of poetry and music, was the chief inheritor of the archaic grandeur of the moguls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

Among the 20 concubines was the woman who would became known as Malinche.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026

However, sumptuary laws dictated what women could and could not wear, elite men kept concubines, and the Tang legal system considered women property.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

King Saud, Saudi Arabia’s second king, fathered 53 sons and 57 daughters with numerous wives and concubines.

From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2020

Yan Chang explained which ones belonged to First Wife and the other concubines, who were called Second Wife and Third Wife.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan