In addition, it was also referred to as In meaning the retired emperor (or cloistered retired emperor) or, collectively with dominant nobilities and temples and shrines, as Ingu (imperial lady) or Ingu oshinke (a general term for imperial families and nobles who gathered strength by approaching the Emperor's power).
また、太上天皇（太上法皇）を意味する院ないし有力貴族、寺社と総称して院宮、院宮王臣家ともいった。