叟そうそうじ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nounold man; venerable gentlemanarchaicArchaic term for an elderly man, often with a respectful or venerable nuance. Compare 翁 (おきな).See also: 翁 (おきな)古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは「叟そう」を老ろう人じんの敬けい称しょうとして使つかうことがある。Break this sentence down in the analyzerIn old documents, 叟 is sometimes used as a respectful term for an old man.