The Imperial Court or the Shogunate mostly awarded the gosho-go to temples, shrines, nobles, daimyo (Japanese feudal lord) families according to their family lineages and social status, and the title is considered to be the most honorific.
御所号は主に朝廷や幕府がそれぞれ家柄や格式によって寺社・公家・大名家に許すものであり、尊称としては最高級に位する。