noun, noun, used as a suffix
marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility
Historical term for the second highest rank in the pre-1947 Japanese peerage system (公爵, 侯爵, 伯爵, 子爵, 男爵). Often used as a suffix attached to a domain name or family name.
See also: 五等爵
彼の先祖は薩摩侯だった。
His ancestor was the Marquis of Satsuma.
侯爵の略称として「侯」
noun, noun, used as a suffix
Historical term for a feudal lord, particularly in the Edo period. The kanji 侯 was sometimes used in formal titles for daimyo, but 大名 is the more common term.
江戸時代、加賀侯は百万石を領した。
In the Edo period, the Lord of Kaga ruled over one million koku.
侯 was used as an abbreviation for 侯爵 (marquis).