Is there a feminine equivalent to aruji? If a servant was addressing a
noblewoman, what term would they use? I am looking for the more archaic term,
not one that would used in current ordinary speech. (I understand that 'aruji'
is fairly archaic.)
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Feminine equivalent term for aruji [主]{あるじ}?
First, 主【あるじ】 is not particularly gender-specific, but it's not a very common
way of addressing one's master, either. It sounds relatively blunt and less
sophisticated. If you want to play it safe, avoid _aruji_ altogether. (It can
be natural in some fictional situations, though. For example, one user of
_aruji_ I know is a young and proud beast girl who is basically loyal to her
master but is not good at keigo and treats him like her friend. Other possible
users of _aruji_ would be a bandit, a samurai living in the countryside, a
dwarf living in a remote cave, etc.)

The common words used by classic housemaid/butler/servant type characters are
ご主人様 for a male owner, 奥様 for a married woman, and お嬢様 for an unmarried lady.
ご主人様 and お嬢様 are something you would hear at "maid cafés" in Japan.
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