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A concubine is a woman who lives with a man, but is lower in status than his wife or wives. A mistress is a woman having an affair with a married man.

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What is the other word of mistress?

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What is a medieval word for concubine that begins with an L Sounds like leeman?

You are close - the word is leman. My copy of Websters defines it as 'sweetheart' 'lover' 'mistress'


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What is the Scottish Gaelic translation and pronunciation of the English word Mistress as used to mean Head Mistress as opposed to a man's lover outside of marriage?

I have only heard head mistress used as a fancy-Dan ( or danielle) synonym for a Principal of a school, usually all-girls. Headmaster is far more common. Headmasters usually teach as well as serve as adminstrators. I have never heard head Mistress as some sort of rank-title for a concubine in chief, as you make it out. Concubine is the fancy Dan term for (Mistress) in the sense of unmarried lover) Charlemagne had several, it would appear the King had a distrust of conventional marriage bonds. Concubines are discussed in the Bible. When I was a kid I thought they were pets akin to say, porcupines.


How was the relationship between Galileo and his Mistress?

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What is an example of a famous concubine in history?

A concubine might more commonly be known as a mistress. In history, concubine's were in long term relationship's with men who were from a higher social class. One of the most famous examples of concubines in biblical history is that of Hagar. She was the maid of Sarah, the wife of Abraham, who gifted Hagar to Abraham because she was unable to have any children of her own. Hagar gave birth to Ishmael as a result of her relationship with Abraham.


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