Primarily used by males when addressing male equals or inferiors; carries a somewhat old-fashioned or formal tone, and can sound condescending or stiff in modern conversation.
Let me hear your opinion.
貴公はこの件についてどう思うか。
What do you think about this matter?
young nobleman; scion of a noble family · princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
Compound of 貴 (ki, 'noble') and 公 (kō, 'lord' or 'duke'), originally a respectful form of address that later shifted to a condescending or stiff tone.