三さん卿きょう

noun

three secondary Tokugawa branch families

Historical term referring to the Tayasu, Shimizu, and Hitotsubashi families, which were cadet branches of the Tokugawa shogunate. Often mentioned alongside the 御三卿 (Gosankyō).

See also: 御三卿

• 三さん卿きょうは、田た安やす家け、清水しみず家け、一ひとつ橋ばし家けの三さん家けを指さす。

  The Sankyō refers to the three houses of Tayasu, Shimizu, and Hitotsubashi.

• 御ご三さん卿きょうは、将しょう軍ぐん家けに次つぐ家か格かくを持もっていた。

  The Gosankyō held a family rank second only to the shogun's house.