Therefore, many shokeshu who occupied the core in such Kasei by shugo and kokunin were proud of being in the same family as their employer's household, the head of the family, and were also very loyal to their employer's household.
故に、こうした守護や国人などの家政において中枢を占めた庶家衆の多くは宗家たる主家と同族であることを誇りにし、主家に対する忠誠も厚かった。