教きょう書しょ

noun

presidential message; governor's address

Refers to an official message or address delivered by the US president or a state governor, such as the State of the Union address. Often appears in compounds like 一般教書 (State of the Union message).

See also: 一般教書

• 大だい統とう領りょうは議ぎ会かいで一いっ般ぱん教きょう書しょを読よみ上あげた。

  The president delivered the State of the Union address to Congress.

noun

papal bull; papal decree

Historical term for a formal decree issued by the Pope. Not used for modern papal documents in everyday Japanese.

• 中ちゅう世せいヨーロッパでは、ローマ教きょう皇こうの教きょう書しょが大おおきな権けん威いを持もっていた。

  In medieval Europe, papal bulls carried great authority.

noun

textbook (obsolete)

Obsolete meaning; replaced by 教科書 in modern Japanese. Found only in historical texts.

See also: 教科書

• 明めい治じ初しょ期きには「教きょう書しょ」が教きょう科か書しょの意い味みで使つかわれた例れいがある。

  In the early Meiji period, there are examples where 教書 was used to mean 'textbook'.