権けん貴き

noun

great power and high status

Abstract noun referring to the combination of authority and elevated social rank. Mostly found in historical or literary contexts.

• その時じ代だい、権けん貴きを極きわめた者ものはごくわずかだった。

  In that era, very few people attained great power and high status.

noun

person of power and status

Concrete noun for an individual who holds both authority and high rank. Also rare and literary.

• 彼かれは当とう時じの権けん貴きの一人ひとりとして知しられていた。

  He was known as one of the powerful and high-ranking figures of the time.