豪ごう商しょう層そう

noun

wealthy merchant class

Refers to the social stratum of rich merchants, often in historical contexts such as Edo-period Japan.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの豪ごう商しょう層そうは、経けい済ざい的てきに大おおきな力ちからを持もっていた。

  The wealthy merchant class of the Edo period held great economic power.