たいゐ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of たいゐ – see the following entry.
【大尉たいい】
[noun] (historical, government) the senior 判官 (jō, “third-in-command”) of the 兵衛府 (Hyōefu) or the 衛門府 (Emonfu)
[noun] (military) a captain (army or air force officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major)
[noun] (military) a lieutenant (naval officer whose rank is above that of ensign in the Navy and below that of a lieutenant commander)
(This term, たいゐ (taiwi), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
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