In particular, 'dai-joro' refers to court ladies of higher ranks who served in the Sento Palace (the Palace for a Retired Emperor) or for Shippei-ke, or Sekkan-ke (the families which produced regents [the Toyotomi clan was considered one of Sekkan-ke at that time.])
特に大上臈は仙洞（上皇御所）および執柄家（摂関家）におかれた女房（豊臣は摂関家の一つと捉えられていた。）。