年とし寄より衆しゅう

noun

elder chief of a village or town during Edo Period

Archaic term for a village or town elder chief in the Edo period. Related to 年寄り (sense 1), but specifically refers to a formal leadership role.

See also: 年寄り

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの村むらでは、年とし寄より衆しゅうが重じゅう要ような決けっ定ていを下くだした。

  In Edo-period villages, the elder chiefs made important decisions.