仙せん洞とう御ご所しょ

noun

palace of a retired emperor

Archaic term referring to the residence of a retired emperor in pre-modern Japan. Now mainly encountered in historical contexts or place names.

• 京きょう都との仙せん洞とう御ご所しょは、かつて上じょう皇こうの住すまいだった。

  The Sentō Imperial Palace in Kyoto was once the residence of a retired emperor.