月げっ卿けい

noun

high-ranking court noble; senior court official; kugyō

Archaic term for a high-ranking court noble in the Heian period and earlier. Refers to the kugyō class, especially those with access to the emperor. Modern Japanese would use 公卿 (くぎょう) or 貴族 (きぞく) for similar concepts.

See also: 公卿

• 平へい安あん時じ代だい、月げっ卿けいは宮きゅう中ちゅうで重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを担になっていた。

  In the Heian period, high-ranking court nobles played important roles at the imperial court.