名主

なぬし

Meanings

1. Noun village headman (esp. in the Kanto region) See also: 庄屋 (しょうや).

Kanji

• 名 name. Read as な.
• 主 main. Read as ぬし.

Words containing 名主

• 牢名主 (ろうなぬし) head of a prisoners' group (Edo period)
• 町名主 (まちなぬし) senior town administrator (Edo period)

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