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御台 (みだい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

御み台だい

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Meanings

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noun

wife of a shogun or highest-ranking nobleman

Historical term for the principal wife of a shogun or a top-ranking court noble. Used in pre-modern contexts.

御み台だい所どころは将しょう軍ぐんの正せい室しつを指さす言こと葉ばだ。
Midaidokoro is a term for the shogun's legal wife.
江え戸ど時じ代だい、御み台だいは大おお奥おくで最もっとも高たかい地ち位いにあった。
In the Edo period, the midaidokoro held the highest position in the Ōoku.

Kanji

御honorable, manipulate, govern
台pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles

Similar words

御み台だい所どころ
御台所 is the fuller, more common form of the title; 御台 is a shorter variant with the same meaning.

Etymology

From 御 (honorific prefix) + 台 (platform, stand), originally referring to the raised seat or room of a noble person, later extended to the wife of a shogun or high-ranking noble.