also: くげ · こうかい
noun
Historical term for a government office or public building in pre-modern Japan. Not used in modern Japanese; encountered only in historical texts.
古文書には「公廨」という語が役所を指して使われている。
In old documents, the word 公廨 is used to refer to a government office.
The term is of Chinese origin, composed of 公 (public) and 廨 (office). It was used historically in Japan to denote government offices, but has fallen out of use in modern Japanese.