戸こ主しゅ

noun

head of a household

Legal and administrative term for the person registered as the head of a household, especially under the former family registration system (戸籍). Still used in official contexts.

• 戸こ籍せき謄とう本ほんには戸こ主しゅの名な前まえが記き載さいされている。

  The name of the head of the household is recorded in the certified copy of the family register.