In the case of a family whose class was as high as seiga-ke family, ryoke shiki (proprietorship) and azukaridokoro shiki (the right that azukaridokoro or a custodian held) of the imperial estates (of the retired emperor or empress in particular) were mainly controlled, and keryo which could become honke or honjo (property of the head family or the principal institution) was limited to those which had directly been developed by the family.
清華家級の場合、皇室領（主に上皇や女院の所領）の領家職・預所職の知行が主で本家・本所となり得る家領は自己が開発に関わったものなどに限定されている。