家か老ろう

noun

chief retainer; daimyo's minister

Historical term for a high-ranking samurai who served as a senior advisor or minister to a daimyo during the Edo period.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、家か老ろうは藩はんの政せい治じを担たん当とうした。

  During the Edo period, the chief retainer was in charge of the domain's administration.