Kept mistress

Kept mistress
kept kept (k[e^]pt), imp. & p. p. of {Keep}. [1913 Webster]

{Kept woman}, {Kept mistress}, a concubine; a woman supported by a man as his paramour. [1913 Webster]


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  • kept — (k[e^]pt), imp. & p. p. of {Keep}. [1913 Webster] {Kept woman}, {Kept mistress}, a concubine; a woman supported by a man as his paramour. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Kept woman — kept kept (k[e^]pt), imp. & p. p. of {Keep}. [1913 Webster] {Kept woman}, {Kept mistress}, a concubine; a woman supported by a man as his paramour. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • kept woman — noun an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man • Syn: ↑mistress, ↑fancy woman • Hypernyms: ↑woman, ↑adult female, ↑lover • Hyponyms: ↑concu …   Useful english dictionary

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