お上かみ

noun

the Emperor; His Majesty

Honorific term for the Emperor; used in respectful contexts.

• お上かみの御ご前ぜんでは、誰だれもがひざまずいた。

  Before His Majesty, everyone knelt.

noun

the government; the authorities

Honorific reference to government or officialdom, often with a nuance of distance or deference.

• お上かみの決きめたことだから、従したがうしかない。

  Since it's what the authorities have decided, we have no choice but to obey.

noun

proprietress; hostess; landlady

Refers to a female owner or manager of a restaurant, inn, or similar establishment. Also written 女将.

See also: 女将

• 旅りょ館かんのお上かみはとても親しん切せつだった。

  The landlady of the inn was very kind.

noun

your wife; his wife

Archaic honorific term for someone's wife. Also written 御内儀 or 内儀.

• 「お上かみのご機き嫌げんはいかがかな」と侍さむらいが尋たずねた。

  "How is your wife?" the samurai asked.

noun

master; lord

Archaic honorific term for one's master or lord.

• お上かみの仰おおせのままに。

  As my lord commands.