outsider; person outside the favored group
Refers to someone who is not part of the inner circle or favored group, often in organizational or social contexts.
He has been with the company for years, but he is always treated as an outsider.
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
Historical term for daimyo who were not hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa shogunate. Often an abbreviation of 外様大名.
See also: 外様大名
During the Edo period, outside daimyo could not hold key positions in the shogunate.
外様 describes an outsider who joined an organization later and is treated as not fully belonging, in contrast to a 生え抜き who has been there since the start.
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
Standard kanji spelling for both the general 'outsider' sense and the historical daimyo sense.
Alternate kanji spelling; less common than 外様.
The term combines 外 (outside) and 様 (form/appearance), literally meaning 'outside form'. It originally referred to those not in the inner circle of the Tokugawa shogunate and later generalized to any outsider.