Elder - Shukuro

Japanese: 宿老 - しゅくろう

〘noun〙① An elderly person who is very experienced and knowledgeable about things. A skilled person with many years of service. An elder. Kiro (Kiro) . Kishu (Kishuku) . *Suga Family Canon (around 900) 2: After the Beidou Banquet, in a diary entry, he presents Hyobutan Shilord, "Why don't I talk to _the elder first _? Afterwards, how come _{the elder} _is defeated?" *Konjaku (around 1120) 13: "A man riding a fancy horse, who appears to be the senior retainer, comes to the sage's retreat ." [New Book of Tang - Biography of Li Qiao] ② A senior retainer of the samurai family. Members of deliberative bodies who participated in the decision-making of the shogunate and daimyo, such as the Hyojoshu and Hikitsukeshu of the Kamakura and Muromachi shogunates, the powerful shugo daimyo who made up the cabinet of the Muromachi shogunate, the senior vassals of the shugo daimyo and Sengoku daimyo families, and the Naidanshu who played important roles as close aides to the 12th Ashikaga shogun, Yoshiharu. In the Edo period, they referred to the Shogunate's senior councilors and the lords' elder retainers. Shukuroshu. *Azuma Kagami - November 4, 1180 (Jisho 4), "Tsunetane, Hirotsune, Yoshizumi, and Sanehira have already left the Shukuroshu class, and are now in _{the position} of _{the first} group of magistrates." ③ The head of the magistrates of the Kamakura and Muromachi shogunates. ※Satamirensho (early 14th century) "Shomu sata means (abbreviation) and Kaishushosho means the magistrate's shukuro (elderly retainers) and the records of minor matters, also called official documents." ④ In the Middle Ages, they were the representatives of villages and villages, and were in charge of leading various matters to maintain the unity of the village. They were also called old peasants. In terms of hierarchy, they were equivalent to otona (adults) and banto (head of the household), but this was a more general title used in a broader sense. Sukuroshu. ※Todaiji documents - (date unknown) (early Kamakura period) Explanation of farmers in Yamato Nagase Manor "The situation was clear, and the shukuroshu in Shonai were clearly visible." ⑤ In the Edo period, the elders in the town. ※Kanazoshi Ukiyo Monogatari (around 1665) 1 "It seems that the town shukuro (elder retainers) have been created and are being warned." ⑥ The title of the elders in the village's youth group. Also, the title of the elders in the elderly group. ⑦ An older man who was in charge of commanding the whaling boat during old-time whaling hunts.

Shukuro [senior retainer]

〘Noun〙 (a variation of "Shukuro (elder retainer)") = Shukuro (elder retainer) ⑥※Zappai・Nurikasa (1697) "He laughed while the elder retainer was telling him a story"

Shikuro [senior retainer]

〘Noun〙 A variation of the word "Shukuro (elder retainer)". ※Kata-gon (1650) 3 "Shukuro, shikuroikaga"

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 経験が豊かで物事に詳しい老人。年功を積んだ老巧な人。長老。耆老(きろう)。耆宿(きしゅく)。※菅家文草（900頃）二・北堂澆章宴後、聊書所懐、奉呈兵部田侍郎「何更先談聞_二宿老_一、自然後幾発_二雲孫_一」※今昔（1120頃か）一三「餝(かざれる)馬に乗れる宿老の上達部と思しき人、聖人の奄(いほり)に来る」〔新唐書‐李嶠伝〕② 武家の重臣。鎌倉・室町幕府の評定衆や引付衆、室町幕府の幕閣を構成した有力守護大名、また、守護大名や戦国大名家の重臣層、さらに足利一二代将軍義晴の側近として重きをなした内談衆など、幕府や大名の意志決定に参画した合議機関の構成員。江戸時代には幕府の老中、諸侯の家老などをいう。宿老衆。※吾妻鏡‐治承四年（1180）一一月四日「常胤・広常・義澄・実平已下宿老之類、凝_二群儀_一」③ 鎌倉・室町幕府の奉行衆の上首。※沙汰未練書（１４Ｃ初）「所務沙汰とは〈略〉又開闔執筆は、奉行中宿老、引付細々事記録仁也、又公文とも云也」④ 中世、郷村の代表格で、村落結合の維持のために諸事の指導にあたった者。古老百姓ともいった。階層的には乙名(おとな)・番頭などに相当するが、それよりも広い意味で使われる一般的な称呼であった。宿老衆。※東大寺文書‐（年月日未詳）（鎌倉初）大和長瀬荘百姓等解案「次第即庄内宿老者、見知明白也」⑤ 江戸時代、町内の年寄役。※仮名草子・浮世物語（1665頃）一「町の宿老(シュクラウ)出来りていましめいさめらるるやう」⑥ 村落の若者組の内部の年長者の役名。また、老年組の内部の役名。⑦ 昔の鯨猟で、勢子(せこ)船に乗って指揮をつかさどった年長者。