cifes

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cifes, f.n: concubine, with reference both to the formal legal status of concubinage and to unlawful sexual relationships (the distinction is difficult to make with certainty in some cases). (CHIV-ess / ˈtʃɪ-vɛs)

Medieval manuscript image of a monk putting his arms around a woman in a long blue gown whose veil is blowing off her shoulders.
Taymouth Hours; England, c. 1325-1335; British Library, Yates Thompson 13, f. 167v. [english-heritage.org.uk]