俗ぞく姓しょう

noun

secular surname (of a priest)

Refers to the family name a Buddhist priest used before ordination, as opposed to their religious name. Used in historical or religious contexts.

• この僧そう侶りょの俗ぞく姓しょうは田た中なかだ。

  This monk's secular surname is Tanaka.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには僧そうの俗ぞく姓しょうが記しるされている。

  The old document records the monks' secular surnames.