(Note G.)
The wife who bears the first son is the chief, and is distinguished from the rest by the name of the queen, or the king’s great wife. She has the sole management of all affairs connected with the seraglio; nor dare any person controul her, except the king’s mother, whose authority is superior to that of any other subject whatever. She has a separate apartment at court, and a stipulated revenue for her support; but she is under the restriction of remaining a widow during the rest of her life.