1. (line of) regents and advisers (advisors)
2. Five regent housesThe Five regent houses (五摂家; go-seike or go-sekke) is a collective term for those five families of Fujiwara clan, who were regarded entitled to the position of Sekkan in the Imperial Court of Kyoto, Japan, and monopolized the position between 12th and 19th century. The five houses are Konoe, Takatsukasa, Kujō, Ichijō and Nijō. The Fujiwara clan had also other families, but traditionally only these five were eligible for regentship.
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