noun
Archaic honorific term for 'father', historically used by children of court nobles and noble families. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by お父様 (おとうさま) or お父さん.
See also: 御母様
「御父様、ただいま戻りました」と、昔の貴族の子が言う場面がある。
There is a scene where a child of an old noble family says, 'Father, I have returned.'
The historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling 御父様 is conventionally associated with the meaning 'father' in archaic honorific usage.