役やく僧そう

noun

priest in charge of clerical duties at a temple

A Buddhist priest responsible for administrative or clerical work within a temple, as opposed to purely religious or ceremonial roles.

• 彼かれは寺てらの役やく僧そうとして、会かい計けいや書しょ類るいの管かん理りを担たん当とうしている。

  As a clerical priest at the temple, he is in charge of accounting and document management.