師し長ちょう

noun

teachers, superiors, and men of prominence

Archaic collective term for respected figures such as teachers, elders, and prominent individuals. Not used in modern everyday Japanese.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには「師し長ちょうを敬うやまうべし」と記しるされている。

  In old documents, it is written that one should respect teachers, superiors, and men of prominence.