大人うし

noun

exalted person; person of high education

Archaic honorific term, especially used by scholars towards their teachers during the Edo period. Not used in modern Japanese.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、学がく者しゃは師しを「大人うし」と呼よんだ。

  In the Edo period, scholars called their teachers 'ushi' (exalted person).

noun

feudal lord; nobleman

Archaic honorific for a feudal lord or nobleman. Historical term, not used in contemporary contexts.

• 「大人うし」は、かつて大だい名みょうや貴き人じんを指さす敬けい称しょうだった。

  'Ushi' was once an honorific title for feudal lords and nobles.