Meaning of उपपत्नी in English
- The cohabiting of a man and a woman who are not legally married; the state of being a concubine.
- A plea, in which it is alleged that the woman suing for dower was not lawfully married to the man in whose lands she seeks to be endowed, but that she was his concubine.
- Of or pertaining to concubinage.
- Concubinary.
- of Concubinary
- Relating to concubinage; living in concubinage.
- One who lives in concubinage.
- A woman who cohabits with a man without being his wife; a paramour.
- 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.
Meaning of उपपत्नी in English
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