Etymology

ichidai toshiyori

Today it means: the lifelong status of elder conferred on an outstanding yokozuna Full definition →

Japanese 一代年寄
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from一代年寄
  2. English todayichidai toshiyori

From Japanese 一代年寄 (ichidai toshiyori, literally “lifelong elder”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.