teishu

a word from vocabulary Japanese by Christopher K. Schmidt  
Word form teishu
Original script 亭主
LWT meaning(s)
Word meaning Original meaning “master of the house”. It acquired its present meaning in the 18th century.
Analyzability analyzable compound
Gloss tei-shu pavillion-master
Age Late Old Japanese [21] (794–1185)
Lexical stratum kango$
Year 1180
Register General
Numeric frequency 17.6