候そうろう由よしMeanings1expressionI hear that ...archaicArchaic expression used in formal letters to convey hearsay or reported information. Equivalent to modern 〜だそうだ or 〜とのことだ.「御ご無ぶ事じにて御ご渡と海かい候そうろう由よし、珍ちん重ちょうに存ぞんじ候そうろう」のように、手て紙がみ文ぶんで使つかわれた。It was used in letters, as in 'I hear that you crossed the sea safely, which I find most gratifying.'
