十じゅう七しち殿でん

noun

seventeen main pavilions of the imperial palace

Historical term referring to the seventeen principal buildings within the Heian-period imperial palace complex (内裏). Used in contexts describing court architecture or ceremonies.

See also: 内裏

• 平へい安あん時じ代だいの内だい裏りには十じゅう七しち殿でんと呼よばれる主しゅ要ような殿でん舎しゃがあった。

  In the Heian-period imperial palace, there were seventeen main pavilions called the 十七殿.