権ごん宮ぐう司じ

noun

associate chief priest; deputy chief priest

A Shinto priest ranking just below the chief priest (宮司) at a shrine. The 権 prefix indicates a deputy or associate position.

• 彼かれは地じ元もとの神じん社じゃで権ごん宮ぐう司じを務つとめている。

  He serves as the associate chief priest at the local shrine.