大徳だいとこ

noun

virtuous priest; priest

Archaic term for a priest of high virtue. The reading だいとこ is a historical variant of 大徳 (だいとく).

See also: 大徳 (だいとく)

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには「大徳だいとこ」と記しるされ、高こう僧そうを指さしていた。

  In old documents, '大徳' was written to refer to a high-ranking virtuous priest.