亜あ父ふ

noun

respected elder second only to one's father

Archaic term for a person held in the highest esteem, just below one's own father. Used in classical or historical contexts.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、亜あ父ふは父ちちに次つぐ尊そん敬けいすべき人じん物ぶつを指さす。

  In old texts, 亜父 refers to a person one respects second only to one's father.