Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a group of elder male politicians of Japan who were formerly advisers to the emperor.
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- noun historical A body of
elder statesmen of Japan, formerly used as informal advisors to the Emperor.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Japanese genrō : gen, first (from Middle Chinese ŋyan; also the source of Mandarin yu´n) + rō, elder (from Middle Chinese law´; also the source of Mandarin lǎo).]
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From Japanese 元老.
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