卿けい等ら

pronoun

you (plural, respectful)

Archaic honorific second-person plural pronoun, used primarily by men in classical or historical contexts. Not used in modern Japanese; equivalent to modern あなた方 or 皆様.

• 古こ典てん文ぶん学がくでは、主しゅ君くんが家か臣しんに「卿けい等ら」と呼よびかける場ば面めんが見みられる。

  In classical literature, one can find scenes where a lord addresses his retainers as 'keira'.