いっこくいちじょうあるじ
Meanings
Noun
1. feudal lord; head of a household; proudly independent person
Kanji used
one
country
castle
(one's) master
Composed of
(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest