noun
second highest sumo referee
A rank in sumo officiating, just below the top-ranked 立行司 (tate-gyōji).
副立行司は、大相撲で立行司に次ぐ地位にある。
The fukutate-gyōji is the rank just below tate-gyōji in professional sumo.
Compound of 副 (fuku, 'vice-, assistant') + 立 (tate, 'standing, chief') + 行司 (gyōji, 'sumo referee').