女にょう院いん

noun

woman with the title "in"; imperial lady granted the "in" title

Historical honorific title given to an empress, imperial princess, or high-ranking consort, often after taking Buddhist vows or upon retirement. The title is part of the 院 (in) system; see cross-reference to 院 sense 6.

See also: 院

• 建けん礼れい門もん院いんは平清盛たいらのきよもりの娘むすめで、高たか倉くら天皇てんのうの中ちゅう宮ぐうとして女にょう院いんとなった。

  Kenreimon-in was a daughter of Taira no Kiyomori and became a nyoin as the empress of Emperor Takakura.

• 女にょう院いんの称しょう号ごうは、主おもに院いん政せい期きから鎌かま倉くら時じ代だいにかけて多おおく授さずけられた。

  The title of nyoin was granted frequently from the Insei period through the Kamakura period.