大臣おとど

noun

minister; noble

Honorific term used in historical or formal contexts to refer to a high-ranking government minister or noble. Not used in modern everyday speech.

• 昔むかし、大臣おとどはおとどと呼よばれていた。

  Long ago, ministers were called おとど.

noun

nobleman's residence

Archaic honorific term for the residence of a nobleman. Rarely encountered outside historical texts.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには、おとどの広こう大だいな屋や敷しきが描えがかれている。

  In old documents, the vast residence of the nobleman is depicted.