(n)king's first concubine, See Also:king's most favourite concubine, Example:ธิดาของพระเจ้าตากสินได้ถวายตัวเป็นพระสนมเอกของสมเด็จพระนั่งเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว, Unit:องค์, Thai Definition:พระสนมซึ่งได้รับพระราชทานเครื่องยศประจำตำแหน่ง มีฐานะสูงสุดกว่าสนมทั่วไป
(n)king's concubine, See Also:a minor wife of the king, Syn.พระสนม, Example:ในพระบรมมหาราชวังชั้นในมีสระให้เจ้าจอมและพระราชวงศ์ฝ่ายในแข่งเรือพายกัน, Unit:คน, Thai Definition:ตำแหน่งพระสนมวังหลวง
(n)king's concubine who gave birth to a prince, See Also:royal mother, Example:เจ้าจอมมารดา ม.ร.ว.ย้อย ดิศรางกูรได้ปั้นตุ๊กตาชาววังถวายพระราชธิดา, Thai Definition:เจ้าจอมที่มีพระราชโอรสหรือพระราชธิดาแล้ว
[sanom] (n) EN: lady of the court ; member of the harem ; concubine of the king ; mistress of the king ; male palace servants (especially those having charge of the paraphernalia used in cremations)FR: femme de harem [ f ]
[sanom-ēk] (n) EN: king's first concubine; king's most favourite concubineFR: favorite [ f ] ; première concubine du roi [ f ] ; maîtresse préférée du roi [ f ]
n. [ F., fr. L. concubina; con- + cubare to lie down, concumbere to lie together, akin to E. cubit. ] 1. A woman who cohabits with a man without being his wife; a paramour. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Concubine has been sometimes, but rarely, used of a male paramour as well as of a female. Trench. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A wife of inferior condition; a lawful wife, but not united to the man by the usual ceremonies, and of inferior condition. Such were Hagar and Keturah, the concubines of Abraham; and such concubines were allowed by the Roman laws. Their children were not heirs of their father. [ 1913 Webster ]
[娘娘, Niáng niáng, ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄤˊ]queen; empress; imperial concubine; Godess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt#13219[Add to Longdo]
[貂蝉 / 貂蟬, Diāo Chán, ㄉㄧㄠ ㄔㄢˊ]Diaochan (-192), one of the Four legendary beauties 四大美女, in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓 to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布#19750[Add to Longdo]
[西施, Xī Shī, ㄒㄧ ㄕ]Xi Shi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the Four legendary beauties 四大美女, given by King Gou Jian of Yue 勾踐|勾践 as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu#26037[Add to Longdo]
[せいしつ, seishitsu](n) (1) (See 側室, 本妻) legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); (2) (See 表座敷・おもてざしき) room for receiving guests; (3) (obsc) heir; successor#6568[Add to Longdo]