お頭かしら

noun

leader; chief; boss

Honorific term for the head of a group, often used in traditional or hierarchical contexts such as gangs, craftsmen, or old-style organizations.

• お頭かしら、次つぎの仕し事ごとは何なんですか。

  Boss, what's the next job?

• 彼かれはこの界かい隈わいのお頭かしらとして知しられている。

  He is known as the leader of this neighborhood.

noun

(another person's) head

Honorific reference to someone else's head, used in respectful or formal speech. Rare in modern conversation; more common in period dramas or very polite contexts.

• お頭かしらを下さげてお願ねがい申もうし上あげます。

  I humbly bow my head and ask this of you.