プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
とざま【▲外様】
I 〔大名〕
- 外様侍
a retainer of a daimyo who was not a hereditary vassal of the shogun
II 〔正統でない者〕an outsider
- 会社では外様の地位に甘じている
He is reconciled to 「being outside of [not belonging to] the mainstream faction at the company. - 外様ながら彼はよいポストにつくことができた
Although he is not a member of the in-group, he managed to get a good position.