老ろう衲のう

noun

elderly priest

Obsolete term for an old Buddhist priest. Not used in modern Japanese; encountered only in historical or literary contexts.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょに「老ろう衲のう」という語ごが見みえるが、今いまは使つかわれない。

  The word 老衲 appears in old documents, but it is no longer used.