person of rank; high official; dignitary
Rare, literary term for a person of high social standing or an official of elevated rank, often used in historical or formal contexts.
He was known as a local dignitary.
The issue was discussed at a gathering of ranked officials.
Standard kanji form; both characters are uncommon and the word itself is rare and literary.
Variant with an outdated kanji; not used in modern writing.
From Chinese 縉紳 (jìnshēn), originally referring to officials who inserted a tablet (笏) into their sash (紳) at court. The Japanese reading is on'yomi.