[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 ]
[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]