senior proprietress; head hostess
Refers to the senior female owner or manager of a traditional Japanese inn (ryokan) or restaurant, often the mother or mother-in-law of the current proprietress.
The senior proprietress of the inn came to the entrance to see us off.
The young proprietress is learning the spirit of hospitality from the senior proprietress.
Compound of 大 (おお, 'great, senior') and 女将 (おかみ, 'proprietress'). The reading おおおかみ follows standard rendaku avoidance.