藩はん祖そ

noun

founder of a feudal domain; ancestor of a feudal lord

Historical term referring to the person who first established a feudal domain (han) in the Edo period, or the ancestor from whom a daimyo lineage descends. Used in historical contexts.

• この藩はんの藩はん祖そは、戦せん国ごく時じ代だいに活かつ躍やくした武ぶ将しょうだった。