お膝元

おひざもと

beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.)

Also written お膝下、お膝許、御膝元、御膝下、御膝許、おひざ元

Meanings

Noun
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.)
place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); Imperial capital; Imperial court; (shogun's) headquarters
place under one's direct control; one's own turf; one's own backyard

Example sentences

あの大企業だいきぎょうのお膝元ひざもとらしく巨大きょだい工場こうじょうが立たち並ならぶ。

There's a row of huge factories as though it were the seat of that large corporation.