家いえ君ぎみ

noun

head of the house; master of the household

Rare, formal term for the male head of a family or household, often with a traditional or patriarchal connotation. Not used in everyday modern Japanese; 家長 (かちょう) is the common equivalent.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょでは、家か君くんが一いち族ぞくの長おさとして記しるされている。

  In old documents, the head of the house is recorded as the leader of the clan.