妾しょう出しゅつ

noun

illegitimate child; born to a mistress

Rare, formal term for a child born out of wedlock, specifically to a mistress. Not used in everyday conversation; modern Japanese prefers 非嫡出子 or 婚外子.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには「妾しょう出しゅつの子こ」という表ひょう現げんが見みられる。

  In old documents, the expression 'child of a mistress' can be found.