太たい祖そ

noun

founder; progenitor; first emperor

Historical term for the founding ancestor of a dynasty, especially the first emperor of a Chinese or Japanese imperial line. Often used in titles like 太祖高皇帝.

• 明みんの太たい祖そは朱しゅ元げん璋しょうである。

  The founder of the Ming dynasty was Zhu Yuanzhang.

• 太たい祖その業ぎょう績せきは後こう世せいに大おおきな影えい響きょうを与あたえた。

  The achievements of the founding emperor had a great influence on later generations.