gen·ro (g n r )n. pl. gen·ros Any of a group of elder male politicians of Japan who were formerly advisers to the emperor. [Japanese genr : gen, first (from Middle Chinese  uan) + r, elder (from Middle Chinese lawh).] |
genro [ˈgɛnˈrəʊ]
n
1. (Historical Terms) (functioning as singular or plural) a group of highly respected elder statesmen in late 19th- and early 20th-century Japan
2. (Historical Terms) a member of this group
[from Japanese, from Ancient Chinese nguan lao, from nguan first + lao elder]
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