女じょ系けい天皇てんのう

noun

matrilineal emperor of Japan; emperor with imperial mother and non-imperial father

Refers to an emperor (male or female) whose mother belongs to the Imperial family but whose father does not. Contrasts with 女性天皇 (female emperor), which simply means a female emperor regardless of lineage.

See also: 女性天皇

• 女じょ系けい天皇てんのうの可か能のう性せいについて、国こっ会かいで議ぎ論ろんされた。

  The possibility of a matrilineal emperor was discussed in the Diet.

• 女じょ系けい天皇てんのうは、父ちち方かたが皇こう族ぞくでない天皇てんのうを指さす。

  A matrilineal emperor refers to an emperor whose father is not a member of the Imperial family.