Jisho

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Noun
1. wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
Wikipedia definition
2. MidaidokoroThe midaidokoro (御台所) was the official wife of the Shogun. During the Edo period, she resided in the Ōoku of Edo Castle and sometimes wielded considerable political power behind the scenes.
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