Pilegesh
Concubine with similar social and legal standing to a recognized wife / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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See also: Concubinage
Pilegesh (Hebrew: פִּילֶגֶשׁ) is a Hebrew term for a concubine, a marital companion of social and legal status inferior to that of a wife.[1] Among the Israelites, men commonly acknowledged their concubines, and such women enjoyed the same rights in the house as legitimate wives.[2]