一いち夜や妻づま

noun

temporary wife; one-night wife; prostitute

Historical term for a woman who served as a temporary consort or prostitute, often for a single night. The reading いちやづま is standard; ひとよづま is rare and literary.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、一いち夜や妻づまと呼よばれる女じょ性せいたちがいた。

  In the Edo period, there were women called 'ichiyazuma' (temporary wives).

• 彼かれは旅たび先さきで一いち夜や妻づまを買かった。

  He bought a one-night wife at his destination.