Saijo-Kira clan during Yoshizane's time was called "goichirui" (lineages sharing the same origin) with the Ashikaga clan in the shogunate along with the Ishibashi and Shibukawa clans; they received special treatments in various occasions such as the ceremonial meeting held every year on the fifth day of a new year ("Records of Court Appearances from Choroku Era Third Year [1459]").
また、義真の頃には西条吉良氏は、石橋氏、渋川氏とともに将軍の「御一類」と呼ばれ、毎年正月5日に行われる将軍対面の式など様々な面で別格扱いを受けていた（『長禄三年以来申次記』）。