Okisen-do

Japanese: 沖船頭 - おきせんどう
Okisen-do
〘Noun〙 In the Edo period, the person in charge of operation who actually boarded the ship as the captain. In cargo ships, he also served as the person in charge of commercial transactions. This word is the opposite of the term "resident shipmaster" for the owner of a cargo ship. A boarding shipmaster. ※Ukiyo-zoshi, Nihon Shin Eitaigura (1713) 1 "The words of the old offshore boatman about escaping a somewhat difficult storm are quite true."

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Japanese:
〘名〙 江戸時代、船長として実際に船に乗り込む運航の責任者。買積船にあっては商取引の責任者をも兼ねる。廻船の所有者、つまり船主を居船頭と呼ぶのに対する語。乗船頭。※浮世草子・日本新永代蔵(1713)一「いささか難風を乗のがるる事、古き沖船頭のいひぶん、尤におもひ」

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