御ご座ざ船ぶね

noun

noble's boat; boat reserved for nobles

Historical term for a boat used exclusively by nobility or high-ranking officials, often in the context of the Edo period or earlier.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、将しょう軍ぐんは御ご座ざ船ぶねで川かわを下くだった。

  In the Edo period, the shogun traveled down the river in a noble's boat.

noun

pleasure boat; houseboat

Archaic term for a roofed pleasure boat, similar to 屋形船. Used for leisure outings on rivers or lakes.

See also: 屋形船

• 昔むかしの貴き族ぞくは御ご座ざ船ぶねで花はな見みを楽たのしんだ。

  Nobles of old enjoyed cherry-blossom viewing from a pleasure boat.