noun
another's wife; another's daughter
Archaic honorific term used to refer respectfully to someone else's wife or daughter. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by terms like 奥様 (おくさま) for wife and お嬢様 (おじょうさま) for daughter.
古文書には「御御様」と記され、他家の夫人を敬って呼ぶ語として使われていた。
In old documents, '御御様' was used as a respectful term for another family's wife.
江戸時代の手紙で「お御様」が他家の娘を指す例が見られる。
In letters from the Edo period, 'お御様' can be found referring to another family's daughter.
Archaic honorific spelling; the repetition of 御 is unusual and may be encountered only in historical texts.
Variant archaic spelling with mixed kana and kanji.
The exact derivation is uncertain. The spelling combines honorific 御 (お/ご) with 様 (さま), possibly a reduplicated honorific pattern. The reading おごうさま may reflect a historical sound change or dialectal form.