- bedsister
- , sb. == concubine. RG. 27
Oldest English Words. 2014.
Oldest English Words. 2014.
bedfellow — close friend, roommate, mid 15c., from BED (Cf. bed) (n.) + FELLOW (Cf. fellow) (n.). Also (late 15c) concubine. Earlier in the close companion sense was bed fere (early 14c.). Bedsister husband s concubine is recorded in Middle English (c.1300) … Etymology dictionary