(bound form) imperial; royal; (literary) to drive (a carriage); (liter
Depicts a person (卩) using a pestle (午). 午 also represents the sound. The 辵 (walk) component was later added to emphasize action. Based on the original meaning, “to use, to control”. The meaning later shifted to “to govern”. In simplified Chinese 御 is also used to mean "to resist", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 禦.
《說文》：“御，使馬也。从彳，从卸。馭，古文御。从又，从馬。”
to use, to control