門跡

プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)

もんぜき【門跡】

❶〔仏法を伝承する寺（の僧）〕(the priest in charge of) a temple where the doctrines of the founder of the sect have been handed down

❷〔皇族・貴族が継承する寺〕a temple at which the head priest has always been a member of the imperial family or of the nobility

❸〔本願寺住職〕the head priest of Honganji Temple

出典　小学館「プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)」