後妻うわなり

noun

second wife; later wife; concubine

Archaic term for a second or subsequent wife, or a concubine. In modern Japanese, 後妻 is normally read ごさい.

See also: 後妻 (ごさい)

• 古こ文ぶん書しょでは、「うわなり」が後ご妻さいを指さす例れいが見みられる。

  In old documents, examples can be found where うわなり refers to a second wife.

noun

jealousy

Archaic sense, possibly related to the jealousy felt toward a new wife. Extremely rare and not used in modern Japanese.

• 「うわなり」に嫉しっ妬との意い味みがあったことは、古こ語ご辞じ典てんで確かく認にんできる。

  The fact that うわなり had the meaning of jealousy can be confirmed in classical Japanese dictionaries.