Ruled by her father, her husband or her son, she could be sold into marriage, concubinage or prostitution. |
In order to remedy this marriage, fosterage, gossipred, and even concubinage with the Irish was declared high treason. |
In the former princely states, as also in the zamindaries till their abolition soon after independence, concubinage was a recognised custom. |
Satlow then discusses levirate marriage, polygyny and concubinage. |
Gratian ascribed to the concubinage relationship the quality of marital affection which the Roman jurists had reserved for marriage unions. |
In the ecclesiastical model of marriage, the interdiction against concubinage is clear. |