Middle-aged man - Churo

Japanese: 中老 - ちゅうろう

〘 noun 〙① Around 50 years old. Also, that person. As opposed to 40 years old being called middle-aged. Middle-aged. ※Sasamegoto (around 1463-64) part 2 "Even those who are young and middle-aged, who are no match for others in various fields, will soon pass away, as is the case in all fields." ※Inaka Kyoushi (1909) <Tayama Katai> part 50 "The middle-aged man's good-natured wife is" ② Refers to a senior vassal of a samurai family who held an important position in the Muromachi Shogunate, the Kamakura Shogunate, and various feudal lords' families. Often referred to together as Shukuro and Churo. ※ Annual Events in the Kamakura Palace and below (1454) August 1st "The Chinese goods _{are replaced by} the junior elder, the senior elder is succeeded by the senior elder, and the _two palaces _receive _one meal." ③ One of the organizational units of the age hierarchy system that made up the medieval soson, consisting of the chief , elder, adult, junior elder, and young man. They assisted the elder who led the soson and were in charge of practical matters. ※ Masamoto's Travels - April 5, 1504 (Eisho 1) "Selection of junior elders from the junior young man, more than 20 people from Funabuchi no Shiki" ④ A title of a samurai position. (a) During the Toyotomi era, this position was among the five elders and five magistrates and was in charge of military and national affairs. Ko-noshiyori (from this year) . ※Toyotomi Hideyoshi-fu (1642) - " _Ikoma Gagaku-no-kami, Nakamura Shikibu-shoyu Ichiuji, and Horio Tatewaki Yoshiharu _are _two Churo- _i " (b) In the feudal lords' families of the Edo period, the senior vassal who was next in rank to the chief retainer. Toshiyori. ※Takahashi-ki (1651) 13 - "Akizuki-dono was _still _not trusted, so the chief retainers and the senior retainers were summoned." ⑤ A maid in a samurai family, second in rank to the elderly woman. ※Joruri - Keisei Hangonko (around 1708) 1 - "The Miyauchikyo and the Churo-no-tsubone appeared" ⑥ (also written as "Churo") A servant who did odd jobs in the brothels of Shin-Yoshiwara in Edo. ※Sakehon - Aoirou no Hiru no Sekai Kin no Ura (1791) - "Please ask for the lower Churo and send him over."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 五〇歳ぐらいの年ごろ。また、その人。四〇歳を初老というのに対する。中老人。※ささめごと（1463‐64頃）下「わかき程中老までも諸道に勝劣のなき人も、程なく行ぬかるる事、よろづの道にわたりてありとなり」※田舎教師（1909）〈田山花袋〉五〇「中老の品の好い細君は」② 室町幕府・鎌倉幕府・諸大名家などで重きをなした武家の重臣をいう。宿老中老と併称されることが多い。※鎌倉殿中以下年中行事（1454か）八月朔日「唐物は中老被_レ替、宿老中老申継、於_二殿中_一御食を被_レ給」③ 中世の惣村を構成する、長・老・乙名(おとな)、中老・若衆という年齢階梯制の組織単位の一つ。惣村を指導する老をたすけ、実務を担当した。※政基公旅引付‐永正元年（1504）四月五日「地下中若衆に中老を相撰、船淵之しきを為首廿余人」④ 武家の職名。(イ) 豊臣時代、五大老・五奉行の間にあって軍国の政務にあずかった職。小年寄(ことしより)。※豊臣秀吉譜（1642）中「以_二生駒雅楽頭・中村式部少輔一氏・堀尾帯刀吉晴_一為_二中老_一」(ロ) 江戸時代の諸大名家で、家老の次の位にある重臣。年寄。※高橋記（1651）一三「依_レ然秋月殿も信用不_レ斜、家老中老歴々を召集られ」⑤ 武家の奥女中で、老女の次席。※浄瑠璃・傾城反魂香（1708頃）上「宮内卿とて中老の局立出」⑥ (「中郎」とも書く) 江戸新吉原の妓楼で内証の雑用をする下男のこと。※洒落本・青楼昼之世界錦之裏（1791）「下の中郎(チウロウ)の人をたのんで呼にやってくんなんし」

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