Empress vs Concubine - What's the difference?
empress | concubine |
The female monarch (ruler) of an empire.
The wife or widow of an emperor or equated ruler (e.g. Persian shah).
(label) A female chimpanzee.
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.