でござります

copula, expression

be; is

Archaic polite copula, more polite than です and である. Used in historical or highly formal contexts, often in period dramas or very formal letters.

See also: でございます

• これは私わたしの家いえでござります。

  This is my house. (archaic polite)

• お名な前まえは何なんとおっしゃいますか。わたくしは太た郎ろうでござります。

  What is your name? I am Taro. (archaic polite)