大おお旦だん那な

noun

father-in-law (honorific)

Honorific term for one's own father-in-law, used when speaking respectfully about him to others. Often used in traditional or formal contexts.

• 大おお旦だん那なは今年ことしで七なな十じゅっ歳さいになります。

  My father-in-law will be seventy this year.

noun

employer; master (honorific)

Honorific term for one's employer or master, especially in traditional or historical contexts such as a merchant house or a master–servant relationship.

• 大おお旦だん那なのおかげで商しょう売ばいがうまくいっています。

  Thanks to the master, the business is going well.

noun

principal temple supporter; influential parishioner

Refers to a major benefactor or influential supporter of a Buddhist temple. The spelling 大檀那 is sometimes used for this sense.

• あの方かたはこの寺てらの大おお旦だん那なとして知しられています。

  That person is known as the principal supporter of this temple.