主しゅ持じ

noun

taking charge; presiding over

Archaic noun for the act of leading or presiding over something. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by words like 主宰 (しゅさい) or 司会 (しかい).

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、会かい議ぎの主しゅ持じを務つとめるという表ひょう現げんが見みられる。

  In old documents, one can find the expression 'to serve as the presiding officer of a meeting'.