朝ちょう服ふく

noun

court attire; noble's court dress

Historical term for the formal clothing worn by nobility when attending the imperial court in pre-modern Japan.

• 平へい安あん時じ代だいの貴き族ぞくは、朝ちょう服ふくを着きて宮きゅう中ちゅうに参さん内だいした。

  Heian-period nobles wore court attire when attending the imperial palace.