萱けん堂どう

noun

mother (honorific, archaic)

Archaic honorific term for one's own or someone else's mother. In modern Japanese, 母上 or お母様 are more common. Cross-referenced with ははうえ.

See also: ははうえ

• 古ふるい手て紙がみに「萱けん堂どう様さまによろしく」と書かいてあった。

  In an old letter, it said 'Give my regards to your mother.'