also: ごこうしょう
noun
Honorific term used in formal letters to refer to the recipient's knowledge or awareness of a matter. Almost always appears as ご高承.
ご高承のとおり、来月より新制度が始まります。
As you are aware, the new system will start next month.
noun
acknowledgement; consent; agreement
Honorific epistolary term for the recipient's acknowledgement, compliance, or consent. Used in formal written correspondence, typically as ご高承.
本件につきまして、ご高承のほどお願い申し上げます。
We kindly request your acknowledgement of this matter.
Standard kanji form for this honorific epistolary noun.
Prefixed with ご, the usual form in actual use; the base noun 高承 alone is rare.
Compound of 高 (honorific prefix) and 承 (to receive, to be informed). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a conventional honorific epistolary term.