内だい裏り様さま

noun

imperial palace; emperor (honorific)

Honorific term for the imperial palace or, by extension, the emperor. Used in respectful contexts, often historical or formal.

See also: 内裏

• 内だい裏り様さまにお目め通どおりがかなった。

  I was granted an audience with the emperor.

• 昔むかし話ばなしでは、内だい裏り様さまが都みやこにおわした。

  In old tales, the emperor resided in the capital.

noun

festival dolls of emperor and empress

Polite term for the pair of dolls representing the emperor and empress in the Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival) display. Often used in the context of 内裏雛 (だいりびな).

See also: 内裏雛

• ひな壇だんの最さい上じょう段だんに内だい裏り様さまを飾かざる。

  We display the imperial dolls on the top tier of the doll platform.