だじやうだいじん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of だじやうだいじん – see the following entry.
太政大臣だじょうだいじん
[noun] (politics, historical) the head of the 太政官 (Dajō-kan, Great Council of State) during the Meiji period
[noun] (politics, historical, colloquial) synonym of 太政大臣 (daijō-daijin, the head of the 太政官 (Daijō-kan, Great Council of State, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm)
(This term, だじやうだいじん (dazyaudaizin), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)