Concubine vs Courtesan - What's the difference?
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A woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife.
A slave-girl for sexual service prominent in all ancient cultures.
Signifies a relationship where the male is the dominant partner, socially and economically
A woman attached to a man solely for reproduction, and who cares for the resulting children without any romantic relationship.
a woman residing in a harem and kept, as by a sultan or emperor, for sexual purposes.
A woman kept by a man who is high in hierarchial society in addition to his wives, e.g in the imperial harem or within a household.
(archaic) A woman of a royal or noble court.
(dated) The mistress of a royal or noble.
A prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients.