濫らん觴しょう

noun

source; origin; beginning

A formal, literary term for the very first beginning or origin of something, often used in historical or philosophical contexts. The word is rare in modern conversation.

• この川かわの濫らん觴しょうは、山やま奥おくの小ちいさな泉いずみだと言いわれている。

  The source of this river is said to be a small spring deep in the mountains.

• 茶さ道どうの濫らん觴しょうは、鎌かま倉くら時じ代だいにまで遡さかのぼる。

  The origin of the tea ceremony dates back to the Kamakura period.