うえさま

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of うえさま – see the following entry.
【上様】
[noun] [from late 1300s] (honorific, address) form of address or reference for an emperor, shogun, or other individual of high social status: noble superior, Majesty, Highness, lordship
[noun] (honorific, address) form of address or reference in formal correspondence: sir or madam; or in documentation, such as a receipt: valued customer (also encountered with the reading jōsama)
(This term, うえさま (uesama), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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