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jmdict 2069730 Active (id: 1155170)
御局
おつぼね
1. [n] [arch]
▶ court lady with her own private chamber or office
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2841118 お局【おつぼね】 1. senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
  ⇐ see: 2834076 お局様【おつぼねさま】 1. senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
2. [n]
▶ low-class prostitute (Edo period)



History:
4. A 2014-04-01 15:27:14  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2014-04-01 11:45:54  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Daijr, Koj
  Comments:
My old EB 中辞典 has that long gloss, but the online edition on the KOD site doesn't. They've probably dropped it.
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13,5 @@
-<gloss>dignified lady-in-waiting who had her own private chamber or office at court or in the shogun's castle</gloss>
+<gloss>court lady with her own private chamber or office</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>low-class prostitute (Edo period)</gloss>
2. A* 2014-04-01 09:26:34  Marcus Richert
  Comments:
this gloss is verbatim from the 新和英中辞典 entry
1. A 2005-12-22 00:00:00 
  Comments:
Entry created

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