重じゅう臣しん

noun

senior vassal; chief retainer; senior statesman

Refers to a high-ranking retainer in feudal Japan, or a senior minister/advisor in a government or organization. Often used in historical contexts.

• 彼かれは徳とく川がわ家けの重じゅう臣しんとして仕つかえた。

  He served as a senior vassal of the Tokugawa family.

• 内ない閣かくの重じゅう臣しんたちが緊きん急きゅう会かい議ぎを開ひらいた。

  The senior statesmen of the cabinet held an emergency meeting.