奥おく上じょう臈ろう

noun

high-ranking maid in the inner palace of a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)

Historical term for a senior female attendant serving in the private quarters (奥) of a shogun or daimyo during the Edo period. Rare in modern usage; encountered mainly in historical contexts or period dramas.

See also: 奥女中

• 大おお奥おくでは、奥おく上じょう臈ろうが将しょう軍ぐんの身みの回まわりの世せ話わをしていた。

  In the Ōoku, the high-ranking maids attended to the shogun's personal needs.