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.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • 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) + , elder (from Middle Chinese law´; also the source of Mandarin lǎo).]

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From Japanese 元老.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word genro.

Examples

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.