See Also: pelerine(medicine)
pelerine(dictionary)

concubinage (sh) and pelerine (iou)


concubinage (sh)




Cohabitation of a man and a woman without the full sanctions of legal Marriage.

In the Judeo-Christian tradition, the term concubine has been generally applied exclusively to women; Western studies of non-Western societies use it to refer to partners who are sanctioned by law but lack the status of full wives. See also common-law Marriage; harem; polygamy.


pelerine (iou)



pelerine noun. M18.
[French pelerine transf. use of fem. of pelerin pilgrim.]
Hist. A woman's mantle or cape; esp. a long narrow cape, usu. of lace or silk, with ends meeting at a point in front, popular in the 19th cent.