卿きょう

suffix

Lord; Sir

Honorific suffix attached to a name, similar to 'Lord' or 'Sir' in English. Used in formal or respectful address, often in historical or ceremonial contexts.

• ウィリアム卿きょうは中ちゅう世せいの騎き士しだった。

  Sir William was a medieval knight.

• この手て紙がみはジョン卿きょうに宛あてられている。

  This letter is addressed to Lord John.

noun

state minister (ritsuryō system)

Historical term for a high-ranking government official under the ritsuryō legal system of ancient Japan. Not used in modern administrative contexts.

See also: 律令制

• 律りつ令りょう制せいでは、卿きょうは太政官だいじょうかんの重じゅう要ような役やく職しょくだった。

  Under the ritsuryō system, a state minister was an important position in the Great Council of State.