年寄衆
Meanings
Noun
1. elder chief of a village or town during Edo Period (Archaic)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
としよりしゅう
Composed of
年寄
old person; elderly person; senior citizen; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
Noun