お詰つめ

noun

lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony

In a tea ceremony, the guest seated last, farthest from the host; often responsible for closing the gathering.

• 茶ちゃ会かいでは、お詰つめは最さい後ごに席せきを立たつ役やく割わりがある。

  At a tea gathering, the lowest-ranking guest has the role of leaving the seat last.

noun

tea master

Rarely used to refer to the tea master or host of a tea ceremony; more commonly called 亭主 or 茶人.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、お詰つめが茶ちゃ会かいを主しゅ催さいする者ものを指さすことがある。

  In old documents, お詰め can refer to the person who hosts a tea gathering.