noun
courtier; court attendant
Historical term for a person serving at the imperial court, especially in the Heian period. Not used in modern everyday Japanese; encountered in classical literature or historical descriptions.
大宮人は、平安時代の宮中に仕えた人々を指す言葉だ。
Ōmiyabito is a word that refers to people who served at the imperial court during the Heian period.
宮人 is a more general term for a courtier or palace attendant, while 大宮人 specifically emphasizes service at the grand imperial palace (大宮).
廷臣 is a more formal, Sino-Japanese term for a court official, used in historical and modern contexts, whereas 大宮人 is a native Japanese word with a classical, literary flavor.
Compound of 大宮 (ōmiya, 'grand palace') + 人 (bito, 'person'). The reading びと is a rendaku form of ひと.