noun
low-ranking official
A formal, somewhat archaic term for a minor or low-ranking official, typically in a government or organizational hierarchy. Rare in modern conversation.
彼は幕府の末僚に過ぎなかった。
He was nothing more than a low-ranking official of the shogunate.
Compound of 末 (end, low position) and 僚 (colleague, official). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern for bureaucratic rank terms.