noun
one's wife, children, and other relations; one's whole family
A yojijukugo referring to one's immediate and extended family, often used in formal or literary contexts.
彼は妻子眷属を養うために懸命に働いた。
He worked hard to support his wife, children, and other family members.
戦乱で多くの人が妻子眷属と離ればなれになった。
Many people were separated from their whole families due to the war.
A yojijukugo composed of 妻子 (wife and children) and 眷属 (family dependents, household). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a literary compound used to refer to one's entire family.