noun
lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony
In a tea ceremony, the guest seated last, farthest from the host; often responsible for closing the gathering.
茶会では、お詰めは最後に席を立つ役割がある。
At a tea gathering, the lowest-ranking guest has the role of leaving the seat last.
noun
tea master
Rarely used to refer to the tea master or host of a tea ceremony; more commonly called 亭主 or 茶人.
古い文献では、お詰めが茶会を主催する者を指すことがある。
In old documents, お詰め can refer to the person who hosts a tea gathering.
From お (honorific prefix) + 詰め (noun form of 詰める, 'to pack, to be at the end'). The term likely derives from the idea of the person who 'closes' or is at the end of the guest seating order.