め組ぐみの頭かしら

noun

fire brigade chief (Edo period)

Archaic term for the head of a firefighting unit in Edo-period Japan. Used in historical contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、め組ぐみの頭かしらは町まち火び消けしのリーダーだった。

  In the Edo period, the megumi no kashira was the leader of the town fire brigade.