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Kotomora

でござる

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-ru), copula

be; is

usually written using kana alonehonorific or respectful (sonkeigo)polite (teineigo)archaic

Archaic polite copula, equivalent to modern でございます. Used in historical or stylized contexts, often to evoke samurai or old-fashioned speech.

See also: ござる