公家

Adjective

 * 1) public

Noun

 * 1) the state
 * 2) the public
 * 3) imperial family
 * 4) royal court; imperial court; imperial household; imperial government

Verb

 * 1)  to work together; to operate jointly

Adverb

 * 1)  jointly; together

Etymology 1
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From. Compare modern 🇨🇬.

The meaning in developed from “great house, great family” to then signify “the imperial family”, then by extension the courtiers, and again the nobility.

Noun

 * 1) the imperial court
 * 2) the emperor and courtiers
 * 3) the nobility in general
 * 1) the nobility in general

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1)  the imperial court
 * 2)  the emperor and courtiers

Noun

 * 1)  the imperial court
 * 2)  the emperor and courtiers