三さん后こう

noun

the three empresses

Historical term referring collectively to the Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Consort in the Japanese imperial court. Rare in modern usage outside historical or ceremonial contexts.

• 三さん后こうとは、太たい皇こう太たい后ごう、皇こう太たい后ごう、皇こう后ごうの総そう称しょうである。

  The 'three empresses' is a collective term for the Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Consort.