It is sad that 'Otoshiyori-kamizakaku' was given to the servant for making her treatment equivalent to that of Otoshiyori or Joro-Otoshiyori (the highest female servant post in O-oku) in salary and rank status.
そのため、給与面、格式面において御年寄ないし上臈御年寄に相当する待遇として、「御年寄上座格」が与えられたとされる。