also: たっと
noun
Archaic noun. In modern Japanese, the adjective 尊い (とうとい/たっとい) is used instead. This noun form appears only in classical texts or very formal, old-fashioned contexts.
See also: 尊い
古い文献では、「尊」を「とうと」と読んで、価値や貴さを表す名詞として使うことがある。
In old documents, 尊 is read as とうと and used as a noun meaning value or preciousness.
Modern adjective meaning 'precious, noble, valuable'. The archaic noun 尊 is essentially the nominalized stem of this adjective, but is no longer used in contemporary Japanese.
Alternate modern adjective with the same meaning, using the kanji 貴. The noun form 貴 read たっと is its archaic nominalized stem.
Derived from the classical adjective 尊し (たふとし), later 尊い (とうとい/たっとい). The noun form is the stem used nominally, now archaic.