町まち年どし寄より

noun

town elder (Edo period); town leader; alderman

Historical term for a senior town official in the Edo period, responsible for local administration and liaison with the shogunate.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、町まち年どし寄よりは町まちの行ぎょう政せいを取とり仕し切きっていた。

  During the Edo period, the town elder managed the town's administration.