大だい学がく士し

noun

Grand Academician; position at the ancient Chinese imperial court

Abbreviation of 内閣大学士. Refers to a high-ranking scholarly official in the imperial Chinese bureaucracy, roughly equivalent to a grand secretary or academician. Historical term; not used in modern Japanese contexts.

See also: 内閣大学士

• 大だい学がく士しは、中ちゅう国ごくの明みん・清しん時じ代だいに内ない閣かくで重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたした官かん職しょくです。

  The Grand Academician was an official position that played an important role in the cabinet during China's Ming and Qing dynasties.