頼たのうだ御お方かた

noun

my lord; my master

Honorific term used in kyogen plays and historical settings to refer to one's own lord or master. Not used in modern everyday speech.

See also: 頼うだ人

• 狂きょう言げんでは、家け来らいが「頼たのうだ御お方かた」と呼よびかける場ば面めんがよくある。

  In kyogen, there are often scenes where a retainer addresses his lord as 'tanouda okata'.