臈ろう

noun

year in the Buddhist order

Buddhist term: a year counted after completing the first meditation retreat (ango). Used in monastic contexts to indicate seniority.

• 彼かれは臈ろうを重かさねた僧そうだ。

  He is a monk who has accumulated many years in the Buddhist order.

noun

becoming more experienced with age; social status based on experience

Rare, literary extension of the Buddhist sense. Refers to the wisdom or social standing gained through years of experience, not in common modern use.

• 臈ろうを経へた者ものの意い見けんは重おもんじられる。

  The opinions of those with long experience are respected.