noun
wife of a minister or general who became a nun
Archaic honorific title for a high-ranking woman who took Buddhist vows after her husband's death or retirement. Used in historical contexts, especially for figures like Hōjō Masako.
北条政子は尼御台所として知られている。
Hōjō Masako is known as the Ama Midaidokoro.
尼御台所は、夫の死後に出家した高貴な女性の称号だった。
Ama Midaidokoro was a title for noblewomen who became nuns after their husband's death.
Compound of 尼 (ama, 'nun') and 御台所 (midaidokoro, 'wife of a shogun or high-ranking noble'). The term arose in the Kamakura period for women of the shogunate who took Buddhist vows.