序じょ歯しじ字FuriganaMeanings1nounarranging seats by seniorityarchaicArchaic term for seating order based on age or rank. Not used in modern Japanese; the concept is now expressed with phrases like 年功序列の席順.古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、朝ちょう廷ていの儀ぎ式しきにおける序じょ歯しの作さ法ほうが記しるされている。In old documents, the protocol of arranging seats by seniority at court ceremonies is recorded.
