noun
line of regents and advisors; Sekke
Historical term for the five Fujiwara families (Konoe, Takatsukasa, Kujō, Nijō, Ichijō) that monopolized the positions of regent (sesshō) and chief advisor (kanpaku) in the Heian period and beyond.
摂家は藤原氏の五つの家系から成っていた。
The Sekke consisted of five families of the Fujiwara clan.
近衛家は摂家の一つとして知られている。
The Konoe family is known as one of the Sekke.