noun
Privy Council (Japan, abolished 1947)
Historical term referring to the advisory body to the Emperor of Japan, established in 1888 and abolished under the post-war constitution.
枢密院は戦前の日本で重要な役割を果たした。
The Privy Council played an important role in pre-war Japan.
From Middle Chinese-derived elements 枢 (pivot, center) + 密 (secret) + 院 (institution), modeled after the British Privy Council.