男おとこ主あるじ

noun

male head of a household; male owner; landlord; proprietor; male employer

Archaic term for a man who is the head of a household, owner, landlord, or employer. Contrasts with 女主 (おんなあるじ).

See also: 女主

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの商しょう家かでは、男おとこ主あるじがすべての決けっ定てい権けんを持もっていた。

  In merchant houses of the Edo period, the male head of the household held all decision-making authority.

• この長なが屋やの男おとこ主あるじは厳きびしいが、情なさけ深ぶかいところもある。

  The landlord of this tenement is strict, but he also has a compassionate side.