noun
Historical term for a dining table, especially in aristocratic or court settings.
御台盤の上には、季節の料理が美しく並べられていた。
Seasonal dishes were beautifully arranged on the dining table.
noun
Archaic term used in the secret language of court ladies; not used in modern Japanese.
宮中の女房たちは、御台盤と称してご飯を指したという。
Court ladies are said to have referred to cooked rice as 御台盤.
Modern standard word for cooked rice; 御台盤 is an archaic court-lady term.
Compound of honorific prefix 御 (お) and 台盤 (だいばん), a raised tray or table used in aristocratic settings. The second sense is a euphemistic extension from the secret language of court ladies.