末まっ社しゃ

noun

subordinate shrine; branch shrine

A smaller shrine under the authority of a main shrine (本社). Used in Shinto contexts.

See also: 本社

• この神じん社じゃは本ほん社しゃの末まっ社しゃとして建たてられた。

  This shrine was built as a subordinate shrine of the main shrine.

noun

professional entertainer; low-ranking entertainer

Historical term for a low-ranking entertainer who performed at parties, often associated with 太鼓持ち (taiko-mochi). Rare in modern usage.

See also: 太鼓持ち

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、末まっ社しゃは宴えん席せきで芸げいを披ひ露ろうした。

  In the Edo period, professional entertainers performed at banquets.