郷ごう社しゃ

noun

village shrine

Obsolete term for a type of Shinto shrine ranking below a prefectural shrine (県社) in the pre-war shrine ranking system. Now only used in historical contexts.

• この神じん社じゃは戦せん前ぜん、郷ごう社しゃに指し定ていされていた。

  This shrine was designated as a village shrine before the war.