noun
mistress; concubine; non-legal wife
Archaic term for a woman in a recognized but non-legal marital relationship, akin to a concubine or mistress in historical contexts. Not used in modern Japanese.
江戸時代の文献には「権的」という言葉が妾を指して使われている。
In Edo-period documents, the word 権的 is used to refer to a concubine.